Is Your Private School Now A 'Non-Public' School? Sarah DeNeui - ROPE Report Short

Wednesday, June 5th, Broken Arrow resident and homeschooling mom, Sarah DeNeui, spoke with Michael and Jenni about the new "Office Of School Choice" that's been advertised in a press release by State Superintendent Ryan Walters. This is a sticky wicket. 

Mr. Walters worked for a privately-funded organization that championed school choice options. Why increase the size of government by taking over the job of a non-profit? Why can't that non-profit continue to do that job? 

That's one question. The next question came after Mrs. DeNeui spoke with her contact in Walter's office regarding the concerns she had about this office. The response she received, mentioned a new word - "non-public" education. 

Really, there are only two forms of education - private (paid for privately by parents) and public (any school that receives an appropriation from the state for education) - so where does "non-public" come in. We ask - and answer - that question in this video clip from the live video which can be found under the heading of "live" videos on our YouTube channel or on our Rumble channel.

You'll want to watch this video whether or not you have your child/children in private schools - especially if you're concerned about government overreach and federal intervention in local education.

OSDE Rule Change - Why The Proposed DEI Rule Doesn't Stop DEI In OK Public Schools

For all the specifics on why this rule does not STOP DEI in Oklahoma, read our blog here: https://rope2.org/2024/01/28/neither-the-oklahoma-state-department-of-education-dei-rules-or-gov-stitts-executive-order-will-stop-dei-in-oklahoma-education-heres-why/

This video clip of the ROPE Report Live podcast from 2.9.24, specifically addresses the DEI rule and why it will not stop DEI in Oklahoma public education. Please contact the state Board and ask them to make the changes to the rule that we suggest.

OSDE Rule Change - Standards of Performance and Conduct for Teachers

The Oklahoma State Department of Education and Secretary Walters have been busy creating and/or changing agency rules. Some of these are for the better, some for the worst.

You can see a full description on our blog: https://rope2.org/2024/01/22/a-list-with-commentary-of-the-newest-rules-added-to-the-oklahoma-state-department-of-education-website-for-review/

This particular rule is meant to keep sexual predators from harming Oklahoma students as has been reported regarding several coaches here in the state. Unfortunately, the rule isn't as black and white as it needs to be. Find out why in this clip from our ROPE Report Live podcast on February 9th.

ROPE Endorses Dr. John Cox for State Superintendent

Every election since 2010, ROPE has announced support for a State Superintendent candidate.  We believe this position to be of paramount importance in the direction of education in our state.  This year is no different.

Four Republican candidates are vying for the State Superintendent’s chair:  Bill Crozier, April Grace, Dr. John Cox and Secretary of Education Ryan Walters.  ROPE held a candidate forum at Randall University on May 9^th.  Mr. Crozier was unable to attend and April Grace backed out of her original commitment to appear.

The Frontier Newspaper Blasts Oklahoma's Every Kid Counts For Not Disclosing Its Donors, But There's More

 

https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/billionaire-philanthropists-pushing-charter-schools-and-school-vouchers-also-fund-oklahomas-secretary-of-educations-six-figure-salary/

Though The Frontier blasts Every Kid Counts Oklahoma (EKCO) for not disclosing their donors, the real story here appears to be that an Oklahoma non-profit embroiled in controversy on several levels has no publicly-filed 990 since 2019.  Though there are Republicans who might dismiss information ferreted out by The Frontier as 'biased' or 'ax-grinding', the research I've been doing independently for some time, supports most reports made by The Frontier.