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A new report lists the city of Tulsa among existing “sanctuary” jurisdictions nationwide. ocpathink.org/post/independe…

U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley recently announced that federal officials continue to investigate allegations of human trafficking involving unaccompanied children who entered the United States illegally during the Biden administration. ocpathink.org/post/independe…

Oklahoma’s proposed minimum-wage hike could price Oklahoma teenagers and low-skilled workers out—and attract illegal immigrants willing to work under the table. ocpathink.org/post/analysis/…

Thanks to robust school-choice programs that are open to nearly all families, enrollment in Catholic private schools has surged in several states, including Oklahoma. ocpathink.org/post/independe…

A new study on local school-board elections (including in Oklahoma) finds little evidence that school-board members are held accountable for poor academic performance. It’s time to move school-board elections to November. educationnext.org/when-school-bo…

Activists working to impose a California-style election system in Oklahoma have filed lawsuits seeking to overturn our state’s newly enacted initiative-petition reforms. ocpathink.org/post/independe…

A court case in Vermont highlights why Oklahoma lawmakers acted this year to make certain that religious couples cannot be prohibited from serving as foster parents if those couples disagree with far-left views on transgenderism. ocpathink.org/post/independe…

Oklahoma colleges got a $1B boost. If they hike tuition anyway, lawmakers should take back tuition-setting authority. journalrecord.com/2025/06/12/fre…

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🚨 OCPA President Jonathan Small responds to court challenges against Oklahoma’s new initiative petition reforms (SB 1027), which were overwhelmingly passed by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Stitt. 📄 Read the full statement below. ocpathink.org/post/press-rel…

Oklahoma school-board elections average just 6% turnout—and new research shows student outcomes barely impact who wins. Yet defenders call this “local control.” ocpathink.org/post/independe…

A new report finds that many able-bodied, childless adults on Medicaid spend much of their time playing video games and watching TV. Oklahoma taxpayers deserve better. ocpathink.org/post/analysis/…

Oklahoma should scrap its licensing requirements for cosmetologists, a barrier that limits opportunity without guaranteeing better outcomes. Market alternatives like customer reviews, voluntary certification, and inspections can protect public safety. ocpathink.org/post/analysis/…

Former OCPAthink researcher Patrick Gibbons: “For the first time in Florida’s history, more than half of all K-12 students are enrolled in an educational option of choice” (i.e., they “attend schools outside their zoned neighborhood assignment”). #oklaed nextstepsblog.org/2025/06/florid…

A trade loophole gives foreign tobacco companies an unfair tax break. Repealing it would level the playing field, protect Oklahoma jobs, and restore fairness to federal tax and trade policy. ocpathink.org/post/analysis/…

In a decision with repercussions for Oklahoma, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Tennessee law prohibiting medical officials from performing sex-change surgeries on minors who identify as transgender. ocpathink.org/post/independe…

A new voucher-style benefit gives teachers’ kids access to Oklahoma’s Promise scholarships—even those from high-income households. House Bill 1727 creates an exception for teachers’ families, while keeping strict income limits in place for everyone else. ocpathink.org/post/independe…

🚨 OCPA’s Jonathan Small is calling on Oklahoma college regents to stop promoting teacher-training programs that use the discredited “three-cueing” method, which tells kids to guess words instead of sound them out phonetically. ⬇️ ocpathink.org/post/press-rel…

Oklahoma lawmakers have banned the use of the discredited “three-cueing” method of reading instruction in public schools. Yet OSU continued to tout a program that uses it—until OCPA’s reporting caused the school to change course. ocpathink.org/post/independe…