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Recent education bill and court decision privatize education On March 31, Governor Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 2078, which fundamentally altered the way education funding is allotted by the state. The key to the bill is shifting the methodology for counting students currently enrolled in schools. Before the bill, students from the two years preceding the current year were counted for total enrolment. Now, only the previous year’s students will be counted. This funding system change boils down to a predictable result: less funding for public school districts. Schools that were already losi...

The state's multicounty grand jury has begun hearing testimony about Epic Charter Schools. The grand jury's involvement was expected but still represents a significant step forward in the investiga…

What Exactly Are ‘Ghost Students’? There’s More Than 1 Definition In Oklahoma Merriam-Webster doesn’t define “ghost student.” The dictionary would have a difficult time anyway. There are several competing definitions in Oklahoma. Gov. Kevin Stitt referred to “ghost students” in his State of the State address as students who no longer attend a district, but their former school still receives state funds as if they did. Stitt’s use of the phrase might have come as a surprise to some. It first entered Oklahoma’s lexicon in July 2019 from court records documenting a criminal i...

The dictionary would have a difficult time anyway. There are several competing definitions in Oklahoma. Stitt referred to “ghost students” in his State of the State address last week as students who no longer attend a district, but their former school still receives state funds as if they did. Stitt’s use of the phrase might have come as a surprise to some. It first entered Oklahoma’s lexicon in July 2019 from court records documenting a criminal investigation of Epic Charter Schools. Now, “ghost students” has entered an entirely different context, and one that could have a signif...

Throwback Thursday: Steak at Merk’s News Journal This is Merk’s Restaurant, sometime before the late 1930s. Can you tell us more? Share it at info@wnewsj.com. The photo is courtesy of the Clinton County Historical Society. Like this image? Reproduction copies of this photo are available by calling the History Center. For more info, visit www.clintoncountyhistory.org; follow them on Facebook @ClintonCountyHistory; or call 937-382-4684. Clinton County History Center National headlines • ‘Carter takes oath as 39th President’ “WASHINGTON (AP) — In soft Georgia accent, uttering the...