Episode 113 -- Kids Count

Gabrielle Jacobi joined the Oklahoma Policy Institute as its Child Well-Being Policy Analyst / KIDS COUNT Coordinator in March 2021 after more than two years as a Program Coordinator at the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness. KIDS COUNT provides legislators, public officials and child advocates with reliable data, policy recommendations and tools to advance policies that benefit children. Gabrielle breaks down the newest release of data and where Oklahoma ranks. Fried Okra also brings back Tyler Outlaw for some insight on another week of education-related interim studies on four-day school weeks, athletic transfer rules, and sex education in the classroom.