Oklahoma School System Sucks

Let's see, going from a wet state to a dry state was supposed to cure our school funding woes - didn't happen.


Liquor by the drink was supposed to cure our school funding woes - didn't happen

The lottery was supposed to cure our school funding woes - didn't happen.

One only has to look at the makeup of Oklahoma's far flung public school empire budget to realize that we're spending disporportionatly on students depending on where they live; that too much money goes to "administrative costs" and that Oklahoma, despite all it's braying, isn't really interested in better schools.

Money is not the problem - eduators, politicians and parents are the problem.

If Oklahomans wanted a better education system, they would, as we speak, be up in arms about the shoddy, half assed education system our state has today.

But, we're not. We love all the state jobs created by common education.

God forbid we shold rock the boat and redesign the public school system so that it actually turns out kids who have learned something besides how to take a test.

It's time for government and educations to stop their turf war, admit they current system is a total failure and create a new one.

It takes guts to do that - something educators and politicians have litte of when it comes to education reform.