Oliver Hodge Building, offices of the Oklahoma Department of Education
Doc Hoc, author of the Okie Funk blog, reported yesterday that the Oklahoma Supreme Court voted 6-3 that Okies can actually vote to determine if they want to raise the state sales tax by one penny to "prevent the complete and utter devastation of our public schools".
The movement to place a one cent sales tax increase exclusively to education is opposed by an organization sponsored by the right wing Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA), who went to court to stop it.
Doc Hoc completely shoots down the flimsy basis of their opposition. But why would the OCPA want to defund education? Are they afraid of someone becoming more educated and ousting them? We should be so lucky. Education in Oklahoma ranks at the bottom in several categories compared to the rest of the country.
No wonder teachers are dissatisfied with low salaries and seek employment elsewhere, i.e. Texas.
Read Doc Hoc's article here:
http://okiefunk.com/content/oklahomans-will-get-chance-save-education
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