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1889 Institute recommends school districts institute “conversion schools”  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Apr-2018
OU received $1 million in Chinese government funds for Confucius Institute  -  
Mike Brake, Independent Journalist
15-Apr-2018
Editor’s Notebook: Conservative Linda Murphy seeks GOP nod for Superintendent, local teachers return to classes, pro-life students walk out around the nation  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Apr-2018
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin issues statement at end of nine-day teacher’s strike  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Apr-2018
OEA ends strike after some districts call teachers back to work  -  
Patrick B. McGugian
12-Apr-2018
COMMENTARY: Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma promotes Sexual Assault Awareness Month  -  
Darian Towner, Prevention Specialist, House of Hope
12-Apr-2018
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signs law to increase tribal gaming, approves repeal of hotel/motel tax  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
11-Apr-2018
Oklahoma Senate passes more education-designated taxes, including approval of ‘ball and dice’ tribal gaming  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Apr-2018
Governor Mary Fallin Signs $2.9 Billion Funding Measure for Oklahoma Public Schools  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Apr-2018
COMMENTARY: Don’t Spend That $6,000 Raise Just Yet  -  
Dr. James Taylor
07-Apr-2018
Oklahoma Association of REALTORS® supports Oklahoma Education  -  
Staff Report
06-Apr-2018
School serves children of incarcerated parents  -  
Mike Brake, Independent Journalist
06-Apr-2018
OEA, other groups work to increase Oklahoma education spending  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
04-Apr-2018
To The Editor: Adjusted for cost of living, Oklahoma teacher pay jumps to 11th highest in nation  -  
Byron Schlomach, 1889 Institute
04-Apr-2018
Minimum Teacher Salaries: Oklahoma vs. Texas  -  
Curtis Shelton, OCPA Policy Fellow
01-Apr-2018
A look at those who lobby at the state Capitol for public education, including tax increases  -  
Stacy Martin and Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Mar-2018
Speaker McCall and Minority Leader Kouplen cheer major tax increase approval in state House  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
28-Mar-2018
Commentary: Here on HTRAE (the Bizarro world where Republicans do the opposite of what you expect)  -  
Steve Fair
27-Mar-2018
Opinion: Five questions for striking teachers  -  
Trent England, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
25-Mar-2018
OCPA’s Jonathan Small says OEA’s ‘Revenue Road Map’ leads to a dead end  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Mar-2018
Raising The Gross Production Tax Will Undoubtedly Lead to Government Mismanagement  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Mar-2018
OCPA’s Jonathan Small responds to Oklahoma Education Association’s demand for $1.4 billion spending boost  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Mar-2018
COMMENTARY – Boom, Bust, Recovery, and punishing success: Punitive steps toward Oklahoma oil and gas are unwise  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Mar-2018
GERMANE COMMENTARY – Oklahoma House of Representatives: Hypocrisy in Wonderland  -  
Mike W. Ray
03-Mar-2018
Oklahomans encouraged to “Go All In” during People with Disabilities Awareness Day, March 13 at Capitol  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
03-Mar-2018
Education and Parent Advocates disappointed as legislators fail to back tax credit scholarships  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Mar-2018
Conservative legislators join former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn in proposing state budget reforms  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Feb-2018
Controversy over dis-invite to contracted UCO speaker continues  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Feb-2018
OCPA offers ‘a plan that can pass’ – including Oklahoma teacher pay increase  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Feb-2018
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin’s Finale: The 2018 State of the State address  -  
Mary Fallin
06-Feb-2018
Ralph Ellison Foundation Gala set for Feb. 24  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
02-Feb-2018
Teachers cite dues, ideology for OEA membership slide  -  
Jay Chilton, Independent Journalist
21-Jan-2018
Former Mayor Kirk Humphreys assumes board slot at charter school, John Rex Elementary Parents express support for continued ties  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
20-Jan-2018
Governor Mary Fallin issues amended call for second special session  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jan-2018
State Chamber’s ‘OK2030’ strategic plan recommends school choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Jan-2018
COMMENTARY (Part II): It didn’t start with County Commissioners, and didn’t end with the Health Department – Dealing with mismanagement, waste, fraud and abuse in Oklahoma Government  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jan-2018
COMMENTARY (Part I): It didn’t start with County Commissioners, and didn’t end with the Health Department – Dealing with mismanagement, waste, fraud and abuse in Oklahoma Government  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jan-2018
ANALYSIS -- Economic Growth, Health Scandal, Cost Drivers, A Left Turn, Process Failures and More: CapitolBeatOK’s top 10 state government news stories for 2017  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Dec-2017
The City Sentinel’s Top 10 Stories for 2017: Leadership stability, criminal justice reform, growing tax base, and the color purple  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel
27-Dec-2017
Meeting Jesus, Along the Way (2017)  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Dec-2017
Positive Tomorrows launches Building Success Capital Campaign  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
17-Dec-2017
Cutting Non-Teaching Personnel Could Mean Teacher Raises -- Education resources questioned; experts recommend path to reform  -  
Stacy Martin
12-Dec-2017
Shirley Shanker receives President’s Highest Honor at the 25th anniversary gala for OKIE  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel
28-Nov-2017
Fallin vetoes ‘Plan B’ budget, Schulz says action throws state finances ‘further into chaos’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Nov-2017
COMMENTARY: Living Without Fear  -  
Jenifer Cortes Gray
10-Nov-2017
Fallin applauds after Senate passes measure to address ‘our $215 million budget hole,’ calls on House to follow  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Nov-2017
McCall touts increase in ‘effective gross production tax rate’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Nov-2017
Fallin pushes tax hikes to address budget challenges, court negates electric/hybrid revenue  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Oct-2017
Oklahoma Republican leaders announce budget deal that includes revenue increases  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Oct-2017
An Editor’s Memory: Paul Zahler honored for humanitarian work, and ‘Kelly’ Green remembered  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel
21-Oct-2017
Positive Tomorrows receives $20,000 Opportunities Children iFund grant to support pre-K children  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
03-Oct-2017
ONIE launches ‘Choose Homemade’ project  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Sep-2017
COMMENTARY: Patchak and Payouts – As we find ourselves in times of trouble, speaking words of wisdom  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Sep-2017
From the best of years to the worst of years  -  
State Rep. Jason Murphey
04-Aug-2017
Jason Reese seeks House District 83 seat in Oklahoma City  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel
02-Aug-2017
ANALYSIS – Oklahoma State Government Spending: Higher Than Ever  -  
Chris Shelton and Dave Bond, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
01-Aug-2017
Democratic state Representatives seek to engage public on budget plan  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jul-2017
FLASHBACK TO 2011 – A re-boot that works: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel, September 5, 2011
16-Jul-2017
At Oklahoma City event, Kendra Horn launches campaign for Democratic nomination in the Fifth Congressional District  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Jul-2017
‘The belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God’ – An inaugural address  -  
John F. Kennedy, January 20, 1961
14-Jul-2017
Global Citizen Awards scheduled for September 9 gala in Oklahoma City  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Jul-2017
Sen. AJ Griffin, Rep. Tim Downing praised for school choice leadership  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Jul-2017
OCPA Asks David Boren and Don Betz to Correct Their Statements on Higher Education Funding  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Jun-2017
Cody Yocom hired as founding principal for Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Jun-2017
Book Review: Great writing and compelling story-telling in John J. Dwyer’s ‘Shortgrass’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Jun-2017
COMMENTARY: Oklahoma's leaders failed us  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-May-2017
OCPA Announces intent to file state Supreme Court challenge of income iax increase  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-May-2017
Governor Mary Fallin’s Statement on 2018 Fiscal Year Budget Agreement  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-May-2017
Group of state leaders call for passage of a budget  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-May-2017
Project Save a Mouth goes to school to promote better Oklahoma health  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-May-2017
Rep. George Young chosen for NCSL fellows program, schedules town hall meeting  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-May-2017
OCPA Offers Balanced Budget Plan with a Teacher Pay Raise  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-May-2017
Manic Monday: As cigarette tax boost falls short in Oklahoma House, Senate plan would enact $510 million in tax hikes  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-May-2017
Black Legislative Caucus to host A.C. Hamlin dinner May 2  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-Apr-2017
Former Governor David Walters keynotes 2017 ‘Labor & Friends’ event in Oklahoma City  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Apr-2017
To: Working journalists. From: Oklahoma’s Society of Professional Journalists – Is your name on this list?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Apr-2017
Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist to headline Stillwater banquet honoring Oklahoma’s best reporters  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Apr-2017
Editor’s Notebook: Governor Fallin calls special elections, forms veterans healthcare outreach, announces appointments of Mish, Lopez, Fitzgerald  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Mar-2017
OPINION: A modest proposal, from one ‘loyal and true’ -- Why not raise the roof? Or the ceiling?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel, editor and publisher
21-Mar-2017
Governor Fallin names former Gov. Frank Keating to OU Board of Regents  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Mar-2017
New Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter slates Tulsa conference on Civil Rights Enforcement  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Mar-2017
COMMENTARY: Family Matters -- In the Class 3A state championship basketball game, the Coaches Cudjoe count  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Mar-2017
Curtain Call for the Oklahoma City Gridiron: When a good thing ended, they paid it forward  -  
Publius
09-Mar-2017
ESA bill (S.B. 560) passed Oklahoma Senate Education Committee before being ‘pulled’ – an interview with the sponsor  -  
Jay Chilton, Center for Investigative Journalism
03-Mar-2017
Leaders react to Oklahoma state Senator Ron Sharp’s ‘truly shocking’ Mengele comparison  -  
Jay Chilton, Center for Investigative Journalism
03-Mar-2017
Calling for ‘One OKC,’ David Holt enters race to replace Mayor Cornett  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Feb-2017
Oklahoma Kids Belong begins with efforts to increase awareness of adoption crisis  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
27-Feb-2017
Kevin Durant Charity Foundation awards Positive Tomorrows $57,000 grant  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
25-Feb-2017
Harding Fine Arts Academy Ignite Arts Festival set for March 4  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
23-Feb-2017
John Rex Charter School’s ‘Fuel Up!’ is a cool success  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Feb-2017
Dove Schools listed as Oklahoma Schools of Character, Math Challenge Saturday in Tulsa  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Feb-2017
Lydia Reeder’s ‘Dust Bowl Girls’ – more than a great story about competitive sports  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2017
Governor Fallin names Patrick Wyrick to Oklahoma state Supreme Court  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2017
OCPA’s Jonathan Small blasts OU’s invitation to actor Harry Belafonte  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Feb-2017
Governor Mary Fallin’s 2017 State of the State speech  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Feb-2017
‘Dust Bowl Girls’ author Lydia Reeder will sign books at Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, February 6  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Feb-2017
A change in the affairs of mankind – ‘The arm of commerce has borne away the gates ...’  -  
Frederick A. Douglass
02-Feb-2017
Chair of Oklahoma Senate Democratic Caucus, Kay Floyd coordinates legislative strategy, critiques majority priorities  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Feb-2017
Rep. Mark McBride’s proposal would use portion of TSET funds for health education compensation  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Jan-2017
1889 Institute releases Education Savings Account proposal  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-Jan-2017
School Choice Summit on track despite anti-choice group’s threat of disruption at OCCC  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Jan-2017
Midwest City breakfast evokes ‘a tapestry of unity’ that launched MLK Day 2017  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2017
Lt. Gov. Lamb, Dr. Steve Perry, lawmakers and educators to speak at School Choice summit  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Jan-2017
Remembering Frosty Troy  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jan-2017
Oklahoma Speaker Charles McCall designates state House committee assignments  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jan-2017
Making the dream a reality, from Outer Space to Inner Space: We make love real, when we give it away  -  
Gary Banz
18-Jan-2017
Stanley Hupfeld Academy at Western Village named ‘exemplar school’ by Partnership for 21st-Century Learning  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Jan-2017
Sen. Rob Standridge hopeful for Oklahoma’s future  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Jan-2017
The City Sentinel: In Oklahoma's capital city, Top Ten Local Stories for 2016  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Jan-2017
Vast opportunities: Education’s Champions of Choice honored at Oklahoma City event  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Jan-2017
A not-so-fond look back at 2016: The Hofmeister indictment and Boren’s defeat lead CapitolBeatOK’s Top 10 Stories  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Jan-2017
Newly-elected Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall designates members to investigate wrongful termination settlement, Rep. Kirby seated  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Jan-2017
State House of Representatives will hold hearings on five highest-spending agencies  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Jan-2017
Book Review: ‘Dust Bowl Girls’ by Lydia Reeder is a classic of sports literature  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Dec-2016
Board of Equalization projects $6 billion in tax revenue for legislative appropriation, conservative voices say TSET money could help close $863 million gap  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Dec-2016
Jason Nelson takes Senior Advisor position with Oklahoma’s E Foundation  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Dec-2016
Oklahoma City Senator David Holt will press for major teacher pay hike  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Dec-2016
Oklahoma virtual charter school board partners with agency for quality and accountability  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Dec-2016
Editor’s Notebook: OCPA analyst decries OBA attack on Pruitt, Mayor Mick meets President-elect Trump, F.D. Moon Elementary welcomes Santa  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Dec-2016
Gov. Mary Fallin’s “Feeding Oklahoma Drive” exceeds goal, benefiting food banks  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Dec-2016
Pullmann Potter: Heartland analyst shapes her arguments for pre-school education choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Dec-2016
COMMENTARY -- Professor Spiropoulos gives Republican leaders a failing grade  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Dec-2016
So memory won’t die – Pearl Harbor ceremony set for Wednesday, December 7  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Dec-2016
President John F. Kennedy’s Thanksgiving Day proclamations  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Nov-2016
Cristo Rey Catholic High School schedules open House December 10  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Nov-2016
ASTEC Fund honors Oklahoma ‘door-openers’ and ‘pathfinders’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Nov-2016
ANALYSIS – Oklahoma S.D. 5: Senator Joseph Silk vs. school administrator Stacey Ebert  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Nov-2016
COMMENTARY: For State Question 779, and paying a salary that says we value teachers  -  
Joshua Putnam
01-Nov-2016
In study from Americans for Prosperity, Analyst takes critical view of State Question 779  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Nov-2016
Mickey Dollens – teacher, athlete, small-business owner – wants to represent Oklahoma City’s House District 93  -  
Andrew W. Griffin, Red Dirt Report
30-Oct-2016
Commission on the Status of Women now accepting nominations for Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
15-Oct-2016
COMMENTARY -- The problem with Pugh  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Oct-2016
Sen. Kyle Loveless hosts interim study focused on sexual abuse in schools … continues asset forfeiture reform efforts  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Oct-2016
Dr. Freda Deskin, superintendent and founder of the ASTEC Charter Schools, to receive UCO’s distinguished alumni award  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Sep-2016
Harvard Republican Club letter to members and alumni: We will not support Donald Trump  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Sep-2016
Oklahoma City’s Harding Fine Arts students excel at U.S. Open Karate Tournament  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-Aug-2016
Still They Rise: Students honored at Madinah’s Educational Foundation program  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Aug-2016
State Rep. Chuck Hoskin’s on his Harley, driving for motorcycle safety  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Aug-2016
Fallin signs election proclamations for five state questions, as November ballot takes shape  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
24-Aug-2016
On Saturday (Aug. 27), Oklahoma County black elected officials host Third Annual College Fair at MetroTech  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Aug-2016
James Lankford helps to lead national drive affirming ‘In God We Trust’ as the national motto  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Aug-2016
Positive Tomorrows adds pre-K level and expands services for school opening day  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
09-Aug-2016
Editor’s Notebook: Porter Scholarship, Toll Fellowship, a College Fair  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Aug-2016
Paul Abner, Craig Eidson, and the late Milton Friedman – Men of Issachar for our times  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Aug-2016
New high school supported through Oklahoma’s Opportunity Scholarship Fund policy  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Aug-2016
Fall 2017: Cristo Rey Catholic High School will open in Oklahoma City  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Aug-2016
COMMENTARY: An Apple for Teachers is an Ax for State Employees  -  
Joe Dorman
03-Aug-2016
ANALYSIS -- As the future rushes in: Tuition hikes and horses and buggies vs. MOOCs and Innovation  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Jul-2016
A Future of Freedom for “every man, woman and child” – Ronald Reagan’s July 4, 1986 speech  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Jul-2016
John F. Kennedy -- From Independence Square on July 4, 1962: ‘A fabric of law and progress’  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Jul-2016
John Adams: From an Address to the Continental Congress supporting the Declaration, July 1, 177  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
30-Jun-2016
OCU business school reduces tuition for energy programs  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Jun-2016
Challenging legislative session had its bright spots  -  
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
14-Jun-2016
COMMENTARY Getting the right answer by changing the question: If left-wing academic bias is a given, why should taxpayers finance it?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Jun-2016
Editor’s Notebook: Criminal Justice reform advances, Pruitt outlines response to Obama administration move, Fallin looks on the bright side  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jun-2016
Laws opposing federal transgender guidance fall short, but Oklahoma Legislature approves resolution backing A.G. Pruitt’s lawsuit  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-May-2016
Text of Oklahoma House Concurrent Resolution 1021  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-May-2016
'I'll Fly Away' Foundation brings music and songwriting into ASTEC Classroom  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-May-2016
As National Charter Schools Week concludes, Oklahoma success stories are shared  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-May-2016
On May 10, Dr. Freda Deskin, founder of ASTEC Charter Schools, will garner HealthCorps honor during ceremony in New York City  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-May-2016
Rep. John Paul Jordan's alternative certification measure on Gov. Fallin's desk, Superintendent Hofmeister expresses support  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-May-2016
Sovereignty Symposium 2016 scheduled for June 8 and 9 in Oklahoma City  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Apr-2016
Editor's Notebook: Dr. Coburn's remedy, Lockhart injured, Inman declares disaster, Hickman says budget forthcoming  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Apr-2016
COMMENTARY -- Our posterity: 'Total Age Dependency Ratio' means we need each other, and wiser education policies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Apr-2016
Three Oklahomans honored, Norman City Government gets 'Black Hole' award from FOI Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Apr-2016
Mr. Levit and Mr. Welborn go to Washington, meeting with Obama, Lankford, Inhofe  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-Mar-2016
ANALYSIS: Hofmeister declares victory and the clock runs out, will begin implementation of Math and English/Language Arts Standards  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Mar-2016
Active, and Striving for Dreams – Oklahoma City's Positive Tomorrows serves homeless children  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Mar-2016
Harding Fine Arts Academy's math teacher, Jennifer Burris, named DaVinci Institute's A+ Teacher of the Year  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Mar-2016
Oklahoman Tara Huddleston echoes Stotsky and Gray, saying the Hofmeister Academic Standards 'are not ready'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Mar-2016
'A mile wide and an inch deep' – The Hofmeister Academic Standards under critical scrutiny  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Mar-2016
Leading academic says Oklahoma Department of Education's Academic standards 'are not worth following'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Mar-2016
By the numbers: 'A priority in public education for hiring people outside the classroom'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Mar-2016
Oklahoma Republican Leaders: Education Savings Accounts will not be considered this year  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Mar-2016
1889 Institute presents “blueprint” for Oklahoma education reforms  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Mar-2016
The Bob Dylan Archive comes to Tulsa, Oklahoma  -  
Staff Report
02-Mar-2016
School Choice Supporters Rally at the Oklahoma Capitol  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Mar-2016
House Democrats say their legislation is not getting floor consideration  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Feb-2016
French Jewish family heir regains title to Nazi-stolen painting of ‘Shepherdess’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Feb-2016
OCU Conference prepares teachers for poverty-stricken classrooms  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Feb-2016
Advertising opportunities for March 2016 edition of The City Sentinel close on Tuesday, February 23  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Feb-2016
Second Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol set for February 26  -  
Darla Shelden
13-Feb-2016
ANALYSIS: Education Savings Accounts breathe new life into policy debates  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Feb-2016
As 2016 session begins, Democrats assail Gov. Fallin and Republicans in the Legislature  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Feb-2016
The Blaine Truth: How an obscure historical Nativism could (but doesn't have to) undo school choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Feb-2016
Family Policy Institute of Oklahoma to host marriage and family scholar  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Feb-2016
Governor Mary Fallin Delivers 2016 State of the State Address  -  
05-Feb-2016
OPINION: Gratitude for 10 years of 'the peak of education in Oklahoma'  -  
J.R. Gray
05-Feb-2016
ANALYSIS, Part Two: Here and there in Fallin’s speech, spending boosts and policy reforms  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2016
ANALYSIS, Part One: Oklahoma’s Budget Blues outline in Gov. Fallin’s State of the State  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Feb-2016
Governor Mary Fallin proclaims 'School Choice Week' in Oklahoma  -  
27-Jan-2016
Price Lang Consulting establishes UCO scholarship  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Jan-2016
Opinion: Addressing the heartbreak of addiction  -  
Jeb Bush
27-Jan-2016
Oklahoma Academy recommendations include tax reform, budget transparency and Medicaid Expansion  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2016
Democrats press measures on voting rights, education proceeds from lottery, long-range plans for veteran health care  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Jan-2016
Republican House members envision education-related policy changes for upcoming session  -  
Capitol Beat Staff Report
20-Jan-2016
Hickman outlines efforts to counter earthquake surge, and state funding challenges  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jan-2016
Arkansas as a Tipping Point, and critiques of a one-cent sales tax hike for education  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Jan-2016
Gov. Fallin names Andy Lester to State Regents, appoints others, announces FEMA approval  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-Dec-2015
iOKCPS program offers personalized educational opportunities to local students  -  
Darla Shelden
27-Dec-2015
ReMerge program graduates ninth class, successful rehabilitation and recovery program continues  -  
Darla Shelden
27-Dec-2015
Capital Punishment and the Capitol Beat: 2015's Top Ten stories in Oklahoma state government  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Dec-2015
NEWS ANALYSIS: The City Sentinel: Top stories of 2015 include revenue crunch, Glossip fallout  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Dec-2015
Oklahoma State Board of Education looks at teacher shortage, A-F reports  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Dec-2015
Democrats assail Republicans, blaming them for 'revenue failure'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Dec-2015
Oklahoma State Board of Education approves changes to teacher evaluation system  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Dec-2015
NEWS ANALYSIS: Scholar fears choice opportunities could be smothered in higher regulation  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Dec-2015
National group praises Oklahoma's charter school authorizing standards  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Dec-2015
Istook’s Insights: Fake reports of racism, PC suicide  -  
Ernest Istook
05-Dec-2015
Oklahomans back Educational Options, School Choice high on minds of voters  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
30-Nov-2015
Gov. Fallin, Superintendent Hofmeister will host students, Foster Children for Oklahoma Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Nov-2015
Istook's Insights: Limits to compassion, and the death of language  -  
Ernest Istook
21-Nov-2015
Positive Tomorrows, school for homeless children, celebrates 25 years of service  -  
CapitolBeatok Staff Report
19-Nov-2015
Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association touts results of economic impact study  -  
Staff Report
18-Nov-2015
Istook's Insights: Bad lessons from the University of Missouri resignation  -  
Ernest Istook
17-Nov-2015
State Education Department forms task force in response to fraud in Swink, Oklahoma  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Nov-2015
After Paris: Rep. Wesselhoft joins OU students for city event, OCU hosts dialogue  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Nov-2015
Editor's Notebook: Cathy's grace, AJ touts progress reducing juvenile incarceration, Anastasia looks at Kindergarten preparation  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Nov-2015
Oklahoma House of Representatives gathers for special interim meeting  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Nov-2015
New Oklahoma state laws take effect  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-Oct-2015
Sen. Jolley touts agreement to relocate Medical Examiner's office  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Oct-2015
Rep. Claudia Griffith encourages teacher pay raise; Rep. Randy McDaniel also has ideas  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Oct-2015
Rep. James Lockhart will not seek re-election  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Sep-2015
Istook's Insights: California Colleges threaten free speech, rise of the mavericks  -  
Ernest Istook
19-Sep-2015
COMMENTARY State Budget Cuts Result in Lower Services, Higher Fees  -  
Joe Dorman
15-Sep-2015
Insight: Moral decay is at the heart of plummeting student test scores  -  
Ernest Istook
11-Sep-2015
Oct. 18-22 training: OU plans 'Resilience Development' certification  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Sep-2015
Education News: Modest jump in core scores, hashtag catches on, Hofmeister names key aides  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
03-Sep-2015
Everybody's life matters.  -  
Ernest Istook
01-Sep-2015
Oklahoma County Elected Officials College Fair garners large turnout  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Sep-2015
Baboons in our midst and Fort Reno's “redundant, outdated and duplicative” research -- Tax dollars at work?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Aug-2015
Oklahoma House Speaker Jeffrey Hickman and education reform champ Jason Nelson question Hofmeister's ACT decision  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Aug-2015
Oklahoma Superintendent Joy Hofmeister announces all High School Juniors can take ACT  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
20-Aug-2015
Teachers share the importance of AG in the classroom  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Aug-2015
ASTEC Charter Schools to benefit from September 24 gala  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Aug-2015
Oklahoma County Black Elected Officials College Fair scheduled for August 29  -  
CapitolBeat Staff Report
13-Aug-2015
EXCERPT: Skullduggery! Inspector Wesselhoft and the case of the purloined painting  -  
Wayne Greene, The Tulsa World
08-Aug-2015
Wesselhöft presses for inspection of 'Shepherdess' painting  -  
Staff Report
08-Aug-2015
Oklahoma Legislative Caucus will focus on education, public safety  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
29-Jul-2015
Rep. Wesselhöft Publicizes Letter from Owner of Stolen Jewish Painting Held by OU  -  
Staff Report
18-Jul-2015
A test of character for O.U.  -  
Craig Rainey
29-Jun-2015
Senator Nathan Dahm's annual assessment of the Legislature  -  
David Van Risseghem
21-Jun-2015
Oklahoma Presidential Scholar, was once homeless  -  
CapitolbeatOK Staff Report
19-Jun-2015
Speaker Hickman to sort through 122 Interim Study proposals  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Jun-2015
Osborn sketches “one of the strangest” legislative sessions ever, Morrissette calls it “unbelievably bad”  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
08-Jun-2015
Wesselhoft resolution presses for return of stolen art  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-May-2015
Oklahoma Democratic leaders blast 2015 Legislature's final budget, Republican agenda  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-May-2015
Miracle or Providence? Oklahoma House unanimously encourages OU to return 'Shepherdess'  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-May-2015
Working late, to leave early: Oklahoma state budget proposal assailed but may pass soon  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-May-2015
Superintendent Hofmeister touts small decrease in 'unsatisfactory' number for third-grade reading tests  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-May-2015
Lawmakers File Resolution Calling for Return of Stolen Jewish Art  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-May-2015
Richard Morrissette and Leslie Osborn spar over pending Oklahoma state budget  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-May-2015
'Woman in Gold' grants humanity and dignity to Jews whose family art treasures were looted by Nazis  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-May-2015
This Journalist's Creed: In Love, Meeting Jesus, Along The Way  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-May-2015
Gov. Mary Fallin signs Denney-Jolley charter school expansion  -  
Staff Report
25-Apr-2015
Jolley-Denny bill expanding charter opportunities to all public school districts heads to Governor Fallin's desk  -  
Staff Report
16-Apr-2015
State House advances expansion of public charter schools  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
16-Apr-2015
Theatre OCU remembers OKC bombing through original play by Steve Gilroy  -  
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel
13-Apr-2015
At OCU, Powerful Prose Examines Powerful Surveillance  -  
Staff Report
11-Apr-2015
COMMENTARY: Remember the KIDS? Is it for them, or for something else?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Apr-2015
Lankford promotes school choice as key player in D.C. oversight  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Apr-2015
Istook's Insights: The promotion, protection and power of words  -  
Ernest Istook
08-Apr-2015
LESSON PLAN: Understanding public charter schools, in one easy lesson  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Apr-2015
4-H Day at the state Capitol set for April 7, "Kids helping Kids" continues  -  
Darla Shelden
05-Apr-2015
ASTEC Charter School students garner notable honors  -  
Staff Report
05-Apr-2015
Is $8,804 per pupil enough?  -  
Brandon Dutcher
04-Apr-2015
Hofmeister says school district cannot require attendance at annual rally  -  
CapitolBeatOK News Update
28-Mar-2015
COMMENTARY: In D.C., 'jolly' bipartisan coalition throws a life preserver to school choice -- in Oklahoma, Republicans help sink it  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Mar-2015
Oklahoma school teachers could benefit from income tax exemption  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Mar-2015
Editor's Notebook: Education standards, academic testing and school choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Mar-2015
Responses to the Fraternity video  -  
The City Sentinel Staff
10-Mar-2015
State Capitol voices unite to decry racist fraternity chant  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Mar-2015
State House advances OHLAP measure, changes in A-F system  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
10-Mar-2015
OCU President Robert Henry joins iCivics board chaired by Justice O'Connor  -  
Darla Shelden
10-Mar-2015
Superintendent Hofmeister announces $837,000 in grants for AVID schools  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Mar-2015
Program Analysis: Through 'Special Care,' Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships reach more children  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Mar-2015
In Oklahoma visit, Rabbi Riskin describes his work in Israel, decries ISIS terror around the world  -  
William F. O'Brien
22-Feb-2015
Rabbi Riskin announces historic curriculum for Israeli schools during visit to Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Feb-2015
Rep. Sean Roberts presses measures to increase college graduates, use TSET funds for endowed chairs  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
19-Feb-2015
Oklahoma state Rep. Ann Coody explains her opposition to school choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Feb-2015
Oklahoma’s Opportunity to End Political Organizing  -  
Mark Costello, Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
17-Feb-2015
Measures advancing in state House: Athletic Safety, Conservation, Scholarships, Mandate controls  -  
Staff Report
15-Feb-2015
Oklahoma Schools Superintendent Hofmeister eliminates field tests for this year's state writing exams  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Feb-2015
In memory yet green: Ronald Reagan at 105  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Feb-2015
COMMENTARY Gov. Fallin campaigned on the economy, now she has to live with it  -  
Joe Dorman
04-Feb-2015
The 2015 State of the State Address  -  
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
02-Feb-2015
Rep. Perryman would make the ACT the state's final exam  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
02-Feb-2015
Rep. Morrissette and Rep. Osborn discuss budget, rainy day fund and other pending issues  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Feb-2015
A conversation starter: Are public schools accountable or efficient? If not, what can be done?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Jan-2015
Oklahoma City University hosts Forum on Citizen-Police Interactions  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Jan-2015
Letters from America: Starting a New Year with confidence  -  
Barack H. Obama
17-Jan-2015
Legislators file bill to revise reading sufficiency standards  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Reporter
17-Jan-2015
Editor’s Notebook: OCPA choice tours, OCU leads, Ben Carson boosts home educators, Fallin hails ‘diverse schooling’ options  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Jan-2015
Mary Fallin delivers second inaugural address  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Jan-2015
For Kids: Tear Down That Wall  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Jan-2015
Oklahoma City’s ASTEC charter school gains ‘excellence’ distinction  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Jan-2015
House Minority Leader Scott Inman names Democratic members to committee posts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Jan-2015
Senator Jabar Shumate resigns from Legislature  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
31-Dec-2014
Oklahoma City's Top 10 Stories – 2014 in review, from The City Sentinel  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan The City Sentinel
29-Dec-2014
Freshman Democratic legislator presses measures he says will support middle class  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
26-Dec-2014
Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman announces Republican committee assignments  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Dec-2014
Your Vote Counts: Administrative Consolidation, OSSAA, AG/Big Oil Alliance, mascot debated  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Dec-2014
Oklahoma Speaker of the House Jeff Hickman announces committee leadership for 2015  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
15-Dec-2014
Matters of principle, matters of power: When bureaucrats assert they understand children better than parents  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Dec-2014
Let me count the ways: Public money flowing to private schools  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Dec-2014
Barresi welcomes restoration of federal education waiver allowing curriculum flexibility  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Nov-2014
Sen. Brian Crain announces bond packages for eternal education trusts  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff report
20-Nov-2014
ANALYSIS Something old and something new: In the perfect storm, Nelson and school choice supporters not blue  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Nov-2014
Senate Study outlines options for cost savings in Oklahoma's school districts  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
12-Nov-2014
COMMENTARY: Why early childhood education supporters should back school choice  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Nov-2014
Editor's Notebook: Early voting to begin, OCU launches new M.A. in teaching program, Reynolds has questions  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Oct-2014
Barresi calls on feds to restore flexibility waiver  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
21-Oct-2014
Fallin touts economics, Dorman points to education agenda  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
05-Oct-2014
When ‘dark’ brings light: “First Amendment expenditures’ yield school choice victories  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Oct-2014
Watching Joe and Mary run … is kinda fun  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Oct-2014
COMMENTARY: OCU continues to honor Clara Luper’s legacy  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Sep-2014
Oklahoma City University Ranked Among Nation's Top Schools  -  
Staff Report
09-Sep-2014
Honoring Clara Luper and supporting Oklahoma City University, Turpen takes time  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Sep-2014
Scott Inman: Democrats ‘disappointed, not surprised’ at loss of education waiver  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
01-Sep-2014
Joy Hofmeister assails federal slap at Oklahoma-based education standards  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
28-Aug-2014
Black and white, and read all over: School choice more compelling than ever  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Aug-2014
All Oklahoma Federation for Children candidates prevail, Strohm upsets Abdo in HD 69  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
27-Aug-2014
Louisiana legislators examine Common Core with Rep. Nelson and Sen. Brecheen  -  
Staff Report
23-Aug-2014
Oklahoma requests extension of education flexibility waiver  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Aug-2014
In Town Halls, meetings and interviews, U.S. Senator Tom Coburn begins a long goodbye  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Aug-2014
Pat McGuigan plans to intensify his focus on state and local journalism  -  
Staff Report
01-Aug-2014
State Education Department begins development of new academic standards  -  
Staff Report
20-Jul-2014
Education & Workforce Sec. Robert Sommers to retire  -  
Staff Report
15-Jul-2014
American Federation for Children aims to advance school choice in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jul-2014
Rebuffing Arne Duncan, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin defends repeal of Common Core  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Jun-2014
Wednesday’s work: Governor signs two bills, vetoes five  -  
House Minority Staff
06-Jun-2014
Gov. Mary Fallin signs bill repealing Common Core in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Jun-2014
Gov. Fallin must decide this week to sign or veto legislation repealing Common Core  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Jun-2014
NEWS UPDATE: COMMON CORE REPEAL HEADS TO FALLIN’S DESK  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-May-2014
NEWS UPDATE: COMMON CORE REPEAL CLEARS OKLAHOMA HOUSE  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-May-2014
Legislature overrides Gov. Mary Fallin’s veto, new law erodes third grade reading requirement  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-May-2014
Reading Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin’s ‘tough love’ -- Veto boosts reformers, sparks bi-partisan criticism  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-May-2014
For a better economy, Funk advocates “transformational mobility” in education, government  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-May-2014
Express Employment CEO, Bob Funk, Sr., cautions “College is not for everyone”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-May-2014
ANALYSIS: OK House Speaker Jeff Hickman steers conservative course  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Apr-2014
Would OK Common Core repeal be a ‘tipping point’ in national debate?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Mar-2014
Common Core crusaders comment on controversial curriculum’s collapse  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
25-Mar-2014
As Indiana goes, so goes Oklahoma: Common Core curriculum support collapses in the Sooner State  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Mar-2014
State Sens. Brecheen and Sykes advance measure to assure high standards under state control  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Mar-2014
Critics of Common Core press their advantage on St. Pat’s Day  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Mar-2014
Some drama: Legislature advances bills to repeal Common Core, protect e-cigs and finance prison alternatives  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Mar-2014
Nationalized Common Core is a takeover of education  -  
Commissioner Mark Costello
11-Mar-2014
Oklahoma Education Savings Accounts nixed, for now  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Mar-2014
Democratic gubernatorial candidate declares opposition to Common Core in Oklahoma  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Feb-2014
Analysis: OK Republicans to squabble over agency cuts, lower taxes, energy incentives  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Feb-2014
Governor Mary Fallin's State of the State Address  -  
Staff Report
03-Feb-2014
Seeking more positive tomorrows, Oklahoma school choice leaders push Arizona model  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Jan-2014
Remembering the man who helped make real ‘the promises of democracy’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Jan-2014
The Top 10 moments of government waste from 2013  -  
Dustin Hurst
03-Jan-2014
A million stories in Oklahoma City -- including 2013’s top 10  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jan-2014
From the state capitol beat, Oklahoma’s Top 10 public policy stories  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Dec-2013
New study counters health arguments against e-cigarettes  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Nov-2013
A-F grades released: Big City ‘supers’ offer starkly different response  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
07-Nov-2013
Phyllis Schlafly hopes conservatives can stop ObamaCare, Common Core  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Nov-2013
Hopefuls lining up to challenge OK Schools Superintendent Janet Barresi  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Nov-2013
COMMENTARY: Fighting over the grading of OK schools, from A to F  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Nov-2013
Oklahoma Interim Study: Family structure key factor in economic growth  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Oct-2013
Arizona Education Savings Accounts aren’t vouchers, study says  -  
Mary C. Tillotson, Watchdog.org
12-Oct-2013
Common Core, or a common cause -- ‘Concentrate on issues that unite us, and divide the left’  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Oct-2013
COMMENTARY: America is choosing education freedom, as the future rushes in  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Oct-2013
With new private sector support and proven achievement, Oklahoma charter schools posed for growth  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Sep-2013
University of Oklahoma won't cut hours to avoid Obamacare regs, but one small college implements limits  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Sep-2013
New analysis of public school spending leaves out local spending  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Sep-2013
In testing results, more bad news for Oklahoma public education  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Sep-2013
Red Flag Analysis: OK Rogers State University, where defaults exceed graduations, gets entrepreneurial grant from the feds  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Aug-2013
Cato Institute gives F- to state public education spending transparency  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Aug-2013
Records show Higher Ed Board sweetens pot for employees  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Aug-2013
Odilia Dank was ‘loved and admired’ – her services this weekend  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Aug-2013
Remembering Odilia Dank -- a graceful lady, and an Army of one  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Aug-2013
Dueling Denunciations: Rainy Day cash, Nursing Home standards  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Aug-2013
COMMENTARY: With scores of important storylines, ‘citizen journalism’ is working  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Aug-2013
COMMENTARY: School Spending Up, Student Achievement Flat  -  
Patrick B.McGuigan
07-Aug-2013
Gov. Mary Fallin announces national education and training agenda, as Democrats seek a credible opponent  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Aug-2013
Milton Friedman honored, as Oklahoma’s special needs children are ‘Free to Choose’  -  
PatrickB. McGuigan
01-Aug-2013
Early childhood education advocate Dr. Ramona Paul dies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Jul-2013
Editor’s Notebook: Anti-war rally, Common Core conundrum, mayoral maneuvers in OKC, Taiwan ties  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Jun-2013
Legislative opposition to Common Core Curriculum intensifies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-May-2013
Senate clears omnibus budget, Gov. Fallin will sign soon  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-May-2013
State House sends $7.2 billion budget to Senate, ‘early’ adjournment discussed  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-May-2013
Editor’s Notebook: Johnson’s apology, foreign laws, tightening ROPE  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Apr-2013
Fallin signs School Security laws  -  
Staff Report
16-Apr-2013
Editor’s Notebook: Closing time, lobbying day, haze hearing, hard core on Common Core  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Mar-2013
Bingman’s modest agenda grows more complex as session advances  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
15-Feb-2013
Reactions to Fallin’s “State of the State” run the gamut  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Feb-2013
Governor Mary Fallin’s 2013 State of the State address  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
04-Feb-2013
State Auditor Gary Jones hit the ground running – and hasn’t let up  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2013
Framing the Picture: Speaker Shannon makes history, as outline of 2013 legislative session emerges  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Jan-2013
Oklahoma City's Top 10 stories: Devon makes history, OCU expands, and the Thunder rolls  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
29-Dec-2012
Editor’s Notebook: Bennington superintendent to challenge Barresi, Ridley retires (in part), school safety commission formed  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Dec-2012
What is Truth? The prism for all things, and the soul of education  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
10-Dec-2012
The Sum of All Fears – “Victory!”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Nov-2012
Facebook fans have their say in final match  -  
Watchdog.org
23-Oct-2012
DEBATE: Hostility at Hofstra ends in a draw?  -  
Watchdog.org
17-Oct-2012
As American as apple pie -- a film, a parable, a message of hope  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Oct-2012
Is Big Brother watching us through our students?  -  
Stacy Martin
15-Oct-2012
DEBATE: Romney wins in Denver by TKO  -  
Watchdog.org
04-Oct-2012
Oklahoma’s Online college revolution to leave empire builders with big bills  -  
Stacy Martin
02-Oct-2012
Student performance slipping despite cash thrown into public education  -  
Stacy Martin
26-Sep-2012
Conservative policy advisor leaves Superintendent Barresi’s staff  -  
Stacy Martin and Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Sep-2012
COMMENTARY: Can the Legislature do more than one thing at a time?  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Sep-2012
Teachers’ union dumps its ‘common ground’ lobbyist  -  
Stacy Martin
17-Sep-2012
Common Education: Administrative costs under fire  -  
Stacy Martin
04-Sep-2012
Kay Floyd gives hope to Democrats, but Republican surge continues in runoffs  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Aug-2012
COMMENTARY: “Who built that?” A grandson’s question sparks reflections on economic liberty  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Aug-2012
Impact of Henry Scholarships subject of documentary film  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Jul-2012
Education funding and policy a major focus of 2012 state Senate Interim Studies  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Jul-2012
Kern, Morrissette, McDaniel, Murphey and other House members to lead significant interim study committees  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Jul-2012
In Fifth District congressional race, challenger Tom Guild presses Democratic themes  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jun-2012
Tulsa law firm Rosenstein Fist Reingold contracts with public schools -- “A fist full of dollars”?  -  
Stacy L. Martin Special Projects Editor
22-Jun-2012
Becket Fund brief supports parents of children with special needs  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
19-Jun-2012
Higher Education and higher spending -- Fallin signs three bills  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
07-Jun-2012
High performing home-schooled students enter the University of Oklahoma academically prepared and socially adept  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
06-Jun-2012
Senate Democrats revel in collapse of tax cuts, decry “missed opportunities”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-May-2012
Fallin and legislative leaders announce budget accord  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-May-2012
A-F grading for schools – still a bone of contention  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
12-May-2012
From concern to activism: Tulsa woman organizes friends, allies to favor education spending  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
12-May-2012
Blatt battles income tax reductions, builds Oklahoma Policy Institute  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Apr-2012
Commentary: Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal emerges as education reform leader  -  
William F. O’Brien
26-Apr-2012
As controversy mounts, Oklahoma City woman hires attorney to field questions about relationship with Jay Parmley  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Apr-2012
Mr. Papahronis Goes to Washington  -  
Billie Rodely
07-Apr-2012
Education analysts respond critically to OU graduation rate disclosures  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Apr-2012
Four-year student graduation rate at the University of Oklahoma is 35.7 percent  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
30-Mar-2012
At a Capitol Blue Room event, AT&T announces expansion of “Aspire” grant program to boost high school graduation, college and career preparation  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
29-Mar-2012
State officials respond to Tulsa’s anti-choice legal decision  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
27-Mar-2012
In ruling on lawsuit against parents brought by Union and Jenks public schools, Tulsa judge kills Oklahoma’s special needs scholarship program  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
27-Mar-2012
Editor’s Notebook: Smart Start, “Super” critiques, Jabar the bridge-builder, tutors and waivers  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Mar-2012
Fox and sound: Spelling it out  -  
Stacy Martin
08-Mar-2012
Auditor Jones finds “much bigger problem” in audit of pre-Barresi management and practices at Education Department  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
07-Mar-2012
Steele discusses wide range of issues with reporters, is “extremely encouraged” by justice reinvestment intiative's advance in the Legislature  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Mar-2012
Analysis: Teachers association seeks $100 million in teacher raises although existing school district spending patterns reflect questionable expenditures  -  
Stacy Martin and Patrick B. McGuigan
28-Feb-2012
Rep. Jason Nelson suggests alternative to litigation in fight over failing schools  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
22-Feb-2012
Conservatives remain critical of Common Core  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
22-Feb-2012
On Education Week blog, curriculum analyst blasts No Child Left Behind waivers  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
13-Feb-2012
Controversy swirls around state’s acceptance of President Obama’s waiver  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
10-Feb-2012
Barresi touts NCLB reauthorization, applauds NCLB waiver, lists major reforms  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
09-Feb-2012
The No Child Left Behind waiver for Oklahoma draws both cheers and jeers  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
09-Feb-2012
Senator Anderson questions Higher Ed bonding for Medical Examiner's Office at UCO  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
09-Feb-2012
President Pro Temp Bingman details Republican agenda in CapitolBeatOK interview  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
08-Feb-2012
State of the State Address 2012  -  
Governor Mary Fallin
06-Feb-2012
Editor’s Notebook: Barresi adds pilot program, Bush joins OCPA, Guild runs again in Fifth C.D.  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
01-Feb-2012
Analysis: Oklahoma Education Association inadvertently reveals lower membership total than leaders assert  -  
Stacy Martin
29-Jan-2012
Oklahoma Education Association income plummets $1 million in past year  -  
Stacy Martin
27-Jan-2012
National School Choice advocates cheer Oklahoma event  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Jan-2012
District 4 Board candidate Crystal Hodges touts fiscal accountability, homeschool experiences  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Jan-2012
Patrick Gaines promotes local control, Barresi's waiver request, technology and charter schools  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
25-Jan-2012
Editor’s Notebook: tax rate cut surges, Barresi believes, Reynolds responds  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2012
Laura Massenat, Oklahoma City school board candidate, supports choice, better nutrition and Core Curriculum  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
24-Jan-2012
Oklahoma City to host Jan. 24 “town hall” during National School Choice Week  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
18-Jan-2012
Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Lamb advocates moving school board elections to November  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
18-Jan-2012
Auditor Gary Jones summarizes education department findings  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
12-Jan-2012
Comings and goings in the News: Boeing, Langston, Laster  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
05-Jan-2012
Leading CapitolBeatOK’s top 10 for 2011: pension reform, economic boom, proposed income tax phase-out  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
28-Dec-2011
Economy, weather, anti-discrimination ordinance lead list of 2011's top Oklahoma City stories  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
26-Dec-2011
Oklahoma Watchdog’s Peter J. Rudy analyzes surging superintendent salaries  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Dec-2011
Steele outlines process to allow Oklahoma taxpayers to keep “money that rightfully belongs to them”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Dec-2011
Not so routine: Board of Equalization funds OHLAP, but designates use of agency reserve  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Dec-2011
Consensus-building vital to fixing common education, says new Barresi chief of staff  -  
Stacy Martin
19-Dec-2011
Third Educare site construction begins in Tulsa  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
17-Dec-2011
Fallin finds Obama grant decision “disappointing” – Superintendent Barresi presses for more spending, board edges forward on evaluation model  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Dec-2011
Obama administration rebuffs Oklahoma's early childhood education grant submission  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
16-Dec-2011
Conflict over teacher evaluation system emerges in Barresi-Ballard exchange  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
14-Dec-2011
State Education department spokesman: Barresi anticipates low costs for implementing “Common Core”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
13-Dec-2011
POE’s Ginger Tinney calls Superintendent Barresi’s hiring of OEA leader “astounding”  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
05-Dec-2011
Superintendent Barresi’s communications director, Damon Gardenhire, takes on policy advisor’s role  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
02-Dec-2011
Sources: Superintendent Janet Barresi to hire OEA leader as top aide  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
02-Dec-2011
Governor Fallin plans to consult university officials about airplane use  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
21-Nov-2011
Analyzing patterns: How, and for whom, the NEA PAC spends members’ money  -  
Stacy Martin and Patrick B. McGuigan
17-Nov-2011
Kaiser Family Foundation boosts early childhood education programs  -  
Staff Report
12-Nov-2011
Advocates call for more public school reform, expanded choice and options  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
04-Nov-2011
Editor’s Notebook: Tinker a focal point, ObamaCare unpopular, “race to the top” critics, waiver worries  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
02-Nov-2011
Phyllis Schlafly decries “Race to the Top” grant process, assesses presidential field, looks back fondly at Robert Taft, Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
31-Oct-2011
Fallin announces more appointments  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
18-Oct-2011
State Supt. Janet Barresi names Deputy Superintendent, Indian Education director  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
13-Oct-2011
Heritage Foundation analyst warns of risks in taking federal education grant dollars  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
11-Oct-2011
OCPA scholars respond to Fallin appointee’s attack on higher education study  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
06-Oct-2011
Bipartisan group of state House members scrutinize Kindergarten starting date  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Oct-2011
Superintendent Barresi leads opposition to Rep. Johnson’s bill to delay Kindergarten start date  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
04-Oct-2011
Rose State College President earned $212,000 in Fiscal Year 2010  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
04-Oct-2011
Personnel costs at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M were over $9 million in Fiscal Year 2010  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
04-Oct-2011
President at Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton was paid $125,000 in Fiscal Year 2010  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Oct-2011
Tuesday’s state House interim study examines kindergarten cutoff date  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
03-Oct-2011
Getting The Low-Down On Higher Ed  -  
Billie Rodely
29-Sep-2011
War of the words intensifies as superintendents try to kill special needs scholarships  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
29-Sep-2011
“Green Eggs and Ham” Mary Fallin reads -- and advocates for state children’s needs  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Sep-2011
Business, civic groups, early childhood education advocates back Fallin administration's decision to seek Obama administration grant  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Sep-2011
Oklahomans ambivalent about early childhood programs, teachers critical of three-year-old programs and Obama grant  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
27-Sep-2011
Seminole State President James Utterback was paid $211,416 in Fiscal Year 2010  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy L. Martin
27-Sep-2011
Twenty state government employees at Tulsa Community College earned over $100,000 a year  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin
26-Sep-2011
Oklahoma City Community College: 12 employees earned more than $100,000 a year  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy L. Martin
23-Sep-2011
Todd Lamb, Ed Shadid offer support as Brown Mackie College – Oklahoma City holds grand opening  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
23-Sep-2011
Fallin, Higher Ed officials unveil “degree completion” plan  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
23-Sep-2011
Treasurer Ken Miller urges accounting group to keep pension obligation focus on the state, not local school districts  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
22-Sep-2011
Fallin, Barresi seek $60 million early childhood learning grant from Obama administration  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
20-Sep-2011
Connors State pays college president more than governor, campus spending up 42 percent since 2003  -  
Patrick B. McGuigan
19-Sep-2011
Governor Fallin announces 11 more appointments  -  
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
14-Sep-2011
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