April 17, 2018 at 10:09AM -
Attribution: ABC news This post was sent to me by "Elizabeth": I have never thought of myself as any kind of activist. I have never marched in protest or in support of anything that I can remember. It isn’t that I don’t have opinions – I definitely have them. There are often facets to issues or politics that I don’t understand or, more likely, haven’t taken the time to research. But...
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Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Can A School Force Your Child To Take State Tests?
April 14, 2018 at 06:28PM -
Today I received a communication from a ROPE reader. She told me she had received a letter from her Assistant Principal in response to her request to opt her child/children out of state testing. The letter said, in part: As guided by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), indicating laws and rules set by our legislature, we are required to assess all enrolled students who are present...
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Today I received a communication from a ROPE reader. She told me she had received a letter from her Assistant Principal in response to her request to opt her child/children out of state testing. The letter said, in part: As guided by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), indicating laws and rules set by our legislature, we are required to assess all enrolled students who are present...
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Monday, April 9, 2018
No, The Independent Audit Commission is NOT Tasked With Auditing The OSDE
April 09, 2018 at 05:45PM -
Last week, ROPE created a website with a petition to AUDIT THE OSDE. Two things: 1. NO, we are NOT collecting signatures for a referendum vote on the taxes passed during this session by our legislature. Yes, there is a group to do that - Oklahoma Taxpayers Unite. Have we shared their information? YES. But here's the kicker - if we wanted you to sign their referendum petition, we'd ASK YOU TO...
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Last week, ROPE created a website with a petition to AUDIT THE OSDE. Two things: 1. NO, we are NOT collecting signatures for a referendum vote on the taxes passed during this session by our legislature. Yes, there is a group to do that - Oklahoma Taxpayers Unite. Have we shared their information? YES. But here's the kicker - if we wanted you to sign their referendum petition, we'd ASK YOU TO...
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Information on Opting Out Of Standardized Testing in Oklahoma
April 09, 2018 at 02:57PM -
With many Oklahoma teachers out of their classrooms during the testing window for administration of Oklahoma standardized tests, there have been questions from parents who now wish to simply opt their child out of testing altogether. page 24The first and most important thing to say is that guidelines for federal testing DO NOT APPLY TO PARENTS they only apply to the state because the...
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With many Oklahoma teachers out of their classrooms during the testing window for administration of Oklahoma standardized tests, there have been questions from parents who now wish to simply opt their child out of testing altogether. page 24The first and most important thing to say is that guidelines for federal testing DO NOT APPLY TO PARENTS they only apply to the state because the...
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Sunday, April 8, 2018
IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED - Help Stop Wind Tax Credits And Put That Money Back Into The Budget For Education And Other Needs
April 08, 2018 at 08:28PM -
While some are asking where money can be found to fund core government needs in Oklahoma, one simple answer is ending corporate welfare to the Corporate Wind Industry! If we don't do something truly meaningful this session, another $70 million dollars is going to LITERALLY be "Gone with the Wind" when it could have, instead, gone to meet other state needs. Read more »This blog...
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While some are asking where money can be found to fund core government needs in Oklahoma, one simple answer is ending corporate welfare to the Corporate Wind Industry! If we don't do something truly meaningful this session, another $70 million dollars is going to LITERALLY be "Gone with the Wind" when it could have, instead, gone to meet other state needs. Read more »This blog...
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ACT NOW - Oklahoma Wind Energy Tax Credits Could Be Used To Supplement the Oklahoma Public Education Budget: Guest Post by Oklahoma Senator Josh Brecheen
April 08, 2018 at 07:50PM -
While some are asking where money can be found to fund core government needs in Oklahoma, one simple answer is ending corporate welfare to the Corporate Wind Industry! If we don't do something truly meaningful this session, another $70 million dollars is going to LITERALLY be Gone with the Wind when that it could have instead gone to meet the needs inside Oklahoma classrooms. Read more »This...
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While some are asking where money can be found to fund core government needs in Oklahoma, one simple answer is ending corporate welfare to the Corporate Wind Industry! If we don't do something truly meaningful this session, another $70 million dollars is going to LITERALLY be Gone with the Wind when that it could have instead gone to meet the needs inside Oklahoma classrooms. Read more »This...
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OEA Makes Oklahoma Public Education Funding A Moving Target With No End In Sight
April 08, 2018 at 06:36PM -
Photo from NewsOK story: also pictured, Randy Weingarten and Ed Allen As the teacher's walkout in Oklahoma continues into its second week for many schools in the state, the questions which really need to be asked at this point are "Why?" and "What exactly do teachers want?" 2018 EDUCATION FUNDING LEGISLATIVE HISTORY February 12 - After a plan presented by a large number...
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Photo from NewsOK story: also pictured, Randy Weingarten and Ed Allen As the teacher's walkout in Oklahoma continues into its second week for many schools in the state, the questions which really need to be asked at this point are "Why?" and "What exactly do teachers want?" 2018 EDUCATION FUNDING LEGISLATIVE HISTORY February 12 - After a plan presented by a large number...
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Friday, April 6, 2018
The Public Education Funding Mess Is The Fault Of EVERY Citizen - So How Do We Fix It?
April 06, 2018 at 05:01PM -
Since the beginning of this legislative session here in Oklahoma, teachers have been demanding raises. In March, the Oklahoma legislature passed an unprecedented tax to fund teacher raises and other educational needs, raising oil and gas production taxes to 5%, adding a $1 increase per pack on cigarettes, 6 cents on diesel/3 cents gas increases and a $5 tax on hotel motel tax (later repealed)....
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Since the beginning of this legislative session here in Oklahoma, teachers have been demanding raises. In March, the Oklahoma legislature passed an unprecedented tax to fund teacher raises and other educational needs, raising oil and gas production taxes to 5%, adding a $1 increase per pack on cigarettes, 6 cents on diesel/3 cents gas increases and a $5 tax on hotel motel tax (later repealed)....
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Tyranny Of The Feels: How The Democratic Process is Stifled By Personal Attacks and Threats
April 04, 2018 at 04:17PM -
As Oklahoma approaches the THIRD day of teacher walkouts across the state, many citizens are finding it’s not so much the actual walkout – although this itself is hard on parents and students so close to the end of the year – it’s the behavior of some of the participants that’s most distressing. This morning I talked to a legislative assistant I know. I asked her how things were going for her at...
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As Oklahoma approaches the THIRD day of teacher walkouts across the state, many citizens are finding it’s not so much the actual walkout – although this itself is hard on parents and students so close to the end of the year – it’s the behavior of some of the participants that’s most distressing. This morning I talked to a legislative assistant I know. I asked her how things were going for her at...
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