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Proposed Rules Would Require Students to Prove Citizenship or …
Dec 17, 2024 · Children would have to show proof of U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status to enroll in a public school under new rules proposed by the Oklahoma Department of Education, a practice that could run afoul of federal law and deter children who are undocumented or from mixed-status families from attending school.
Why Oklahoma is Paying its Education Superintendent More Than …
Jan 19, 2023 · [This article was originally delivered to subscribers of our Education Watch newsletter. Sign up now to receive Education Watch directly in your inbox.]. Shortly after Ryan Walters was sworn in as state superintendent of public instruction, the governor reappointed him secretary of education, according to the Tulsa World, a …
Are undocumented immigrants filling Oklahoma prisons?
Dec 17, 2024 · Undocumented immigrants account for 2.3% of Oklahoma’s total prison population as of 2024. According to spring 2024 data, approximately 33,000 detainees are held in Oklahoma prisons and jails. About 22,000 of them are in state custody, and approximately 500 of the 22,000 state prisoners are undocumented. A significant body of research has indicated that undocumented […]
Tenants On the Wrong Side of Policy - Oklahoma Watch
Dec 23, 2024 · On average, Oklahoma landlords filed 132 eviction cases every day in 2024. With 44,235 evictions filed through the end of November, the state will likely end the year in a virtual tie for last year’s total of 48,278.. While evictions are frequent nationwide, with an estimated 3.6 million evictions filed each year, Oklahoma is among …
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Lawmakers Examine Oklahoma Child Labor Laws
Oct. 30, 2023 Democracy Watch Lawmakers Examine Oklahoma Child Labor Laws By Keaton Ross | Democracy/Criminal Justice Reporter Looking to help businesses struggling to hire workers, several Republican-led states have chipped away at their child labor laws this year. As of July 1, 14 and 15-year-olds in Iowa may work until 9 p.m. during the […]
Stitt Ends State Employee Telework Options - Oklahoma Watch
Dec 20, 2024 · Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order requiring most state employees to return to office full-time by February 2025, reversing pandemic-era telework policies. The policy includes several exceptions, but …
State’s New Mental Health Center Faces Huge Construction Cost …
Dec 4, 2024 · Officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking in Oklahoma City in March 2024 to celebrate the state's new Donahue Behavioral Health Center. From left are Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt; then-Sen. Roger Thompson; Mental Health Commissioner Allie Friesen; Cullen Sweeney; U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Bice; and …