ISIL Freedom Network: Oklahoma
Websites
- School Choice 2000: What's Happening in the States: Oklahoma
Source: The Heritage Foundation
OK, United States
- Education statistics, the legal context for school choice, and a summary of recent developments in the state. Also provides contact information and links to information in the other states and U.S. territories.
Introductions to Issues
- Parents Misled on Student Achievement
Source: Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
Author: Brandon Dutcher
OK, United States
- An education establishment that is more concerned with "diversity" than test scores fully controls the gathering and dissemination of information about the performance of Oklahoma's public schools. Not surprisingly, parents and the general public are largely unaware of the state's falling performance. Adobe PDF. (1997)
In-Depth Studies
- Oklahoma's death tax: not O.K.
Source: Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
Author: Edward J. McCaffrey
OK, United States
- Oklahoma now stands almost alone in having a state-level estate tax. It raises little revenue in gross, and could well lose money on net. It is complicated, inefficient and unfair. From almost any point of view, the message is clear: Oklahoma should get with the times and drop its death tax. (5/00)
- Awfully Special Special Education
Source: Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
Author: Regna Wood
OK, United States
- Special education has cost the state of Oklahoma over $1.25 billion during the last three years. Yet four out of five special-ed students have no physical or mental handicaps. Adobe PDF. (1995)
Action Opportunities
- Oklahoma City tax revolt
Source: Citizens for a Sound Economy
Oklahoma City, OK, United States
- The Mayor and School Board of Oklahoma City, OK are pushing a citywide vote to raise sales and property taxes by a total of $700,000,000!!! CSE Member Tom Roach is the Chairman of "Brighter Futures for Families and Children," a local anti-tax group that is organizing the opposition.
Periodicals
- Speechcode of the Month, 3/04
Source: FIRE
Stillwater, OK, United States
- "At Oklahoma State University -- Stillwater, the term 'racial harassment' is applied to 'actions ranging from rudeness to murder.' The university also lists a wide variety of Constitutionally protected expression as examples of unprotected verbal harassment ..."
Organizations
- Oklahoma Central Home Educators
Source: OCHE
OK, United States
- Resources and support for homeschoolers. P.O. Box 270601, Oklahoma City, OK 73137. Phone: (405) 521-8439.
- Christian Home Educators Fellowship of Oklahoma
Source: CHEFO
OK, United States
- Resources and support for homeschoolers. P.O. Box 471363, Tulsa, OK 74147-1363. Phone: (918) 583-7323.
- Oklahoma Republican Liberty Caucus
Source: RLC/Dave White
OK, United States
daw@poncacity.net
- "Working in the Republican Party to advance free market and libertarian ideas and candidates in the Republican Party."
- Libertarian Party of Oklahoma
Source: LPOK
Tulsa, OK, United States
- This site of the Oklahoma affiliate of the National LP features a list of its State Officers and contact information.
- Oklahoma University Federalist Society
Source: Oklahoma University
OK, United States
- Oklahoma University chapter of the national Federalist Society.
- Oklahoma Citizens for a Sound Economy
Source: Citizens for a Sound Economy
Edmond, OK, United States
okcse@cse.org
- Oklahoma chapter of CSE, which supports lower taxes and deregulation. Check in for events and electronic publications.
- Committee for Oklahoma Education Reform
Source: COER
Oklahoma City, OK, United States
jeckyl@keytech.com
- This school-choice group has come up with a unique plan to broaden choice within the Oklahoma public school system. It may be a political winner.
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