This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel talk about Oklahoma City passing it's budget for next year to include a $1.3M increase for its police department despite calls to reduce the funding, nearly 100,000 Oklahomans sign up for Medicaid expansion in its first week online and the Department of Education uncovered $1.6M in fraud over a federal program to feed children during the pandemic.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt announces his decision to sign into law House Bill 1775, which details what Oklahoma schools can teach about race. Photo Provided
Few pieces of legislation this year drew controversy like House Bill 1775, which instructs Oklahoma educators on how they can and canât teach about history and race.
Often referred to as a bill banning âcritical race theory,â the legislation does not actually include that phrase. But how American schools teach history has become a major political flashpoint following a national reckoning on race.
Critics claim that critical race theory and other progressive approaches are based on putting down white students. But many supporters of new approaches, including those promoting the New York Times recent 1619 Project, say it is about better understanding how historic and present-day racism still impacts all Americans.