The Free Beacon reported late last year: A public school district in Oklahoma announced that six of its teachers are training for concealed carry permits, and more schools may soon follow suit, according to a…
Topic: Oklahoma
Effort to “Decolonize” University of Oklahoma is Underway, Demand for Changing Mascot
The Indigenize OU effort, as explained by the College Fix: A Native American student group at Oklahoma University is demanding campus officials kill off their “Boomer and Sooner” mascot nicknames, saying they’re offensive and reminiscent…
Petition wants ‘Columbus Day’ to be Renamed ‘Indigenous Peoples Day’ at University of Oklahoma
College Fix has more on the petition: A quartet of Native American University of Oklahoma students presented the college’s Student Government Association with “over 100 letters of solidarity from OU students, faculty and staff” urging…
Oklahoma Freshman will have to Complete Mandatory Diversity Training
Incoming freshman at Oklahoma University will have to undergo mandatory diversity training after a fraternity scandal where racist chants were recorded on video, leading to a national scandal.
Obama Praises Oklahoma President David Boren for Expelling Students, although Possibly Illegal
Although racist chants are insensitive and should not be uttered, University of Oklahoma president David Boren expelled two students caught on video in a racist chant. The fraternity they belonged to also was sanctioned by the…
2 University of Oklahoma Students Expelled for Racist Chants
University President David Boren expelled two students who were involved in a racist chant, caught on video and which has gone viral. The incident has also led to the suspension of the fraternity involved.
Oklahoma could Ban AP Classes in High School since it’s Common Core 2.0
State representative Dan Fisher may have a point here, as recent years have shown that Common Core is spawning adjustments in Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Rep. Fisher said that the lack of coursework in American…
Oklahoma Schools ditch Bible Elective Curriculum after Pressure
It may be the Good Book, but it’s getting a bad rap in Oklahoma. Just months after being the first district to adopt a new Bible as literature curriculum, the Mustang School District is scrapping…
Common Core Not OK
After months of intense, grassroots push-back, opponents of the White House’s Common Core program won another big prize: Oklahoma. This week, the Sooners became the third state to officially dump the President’s education standards, complaining…
Educating…the Chicago Way
Thursday marked a high point for opponents of Common Core, as Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed legislation making her state the third to ditch the national educational standards. To read the rest of the Daily…