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| Article published in The Journal Record May 04th, 2012
Lawmaker questions high school graduation testing requirement by M. Scott Carter Published: April 30th, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY – The push-back over school testing is growing. Some state lawmakers, facing a rapidly approaching election cycle and complaints from constituents, are backing away from many testing initiati...more |
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, Media Diviion April 27th, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: State Rep. Ed Cannaday Capitol: (405) 557-7375 Cannaday Calls for Moratorium on Graduation Tests OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Ed Cannaday today called for a moratorium on new testing requirements for Oklahoma high school seniors, saying appropriate oversight is not in place. “The entity charged with overseeing the testing process has never even met, which brings into question the validity of the entire system,” said Cannaday, a Porum Democrat who is a forme...more |
| Chairman of Water Group Worked for Fallin April 10th, 2012 This was printed in The Journal Record on April 4, 2012 By M. Scott Carter M. Scott Carter is OKC and Capitol reporter for The Journal Record. Contact: 405-278-2838 / scott.carter@journalrecord.com / http://twitter.com/JRMScottCarter Posted: 06:17 PM Wednesday, April 4, 2012 OKLAHOMA CITY – The chairman of an anonymous advocacy group urging Oklahomans to support Republican Gov. Mary Fallin’s legal battle against the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations was also Fallin’s chief campaign strategist and pollster, according to records obta...more |
| Tulsa Judge Rules Voucher Law Unconstitutional: Cannaday Praises Decision March 27th, 2012 OKLAHOMA CITY (March 27, 2012) Today, a Tulsa County District Judge struck down the use of public funds for vouchers used at private schools for special needs students. Rep. Ed Cannaday, D-Porum, commented on the decision by District Judge Rebecca B. Nightingale. “I commend Judge Nightingale on this decision,” said Rep. Cannaday. “The Constitution’s mandate is clear, and I think that law puts us one step closer to a voucher system that disfavors public education.” In 2010, after the law was passed, Boards of Education in Bixby, Broken Arrow, Jenks, and Tulsa Union School districts voted not to comply.&...more |