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"Thanks, teachers' unions"

While at breakfast yesterday morning, I saw a very well done TV ad with a sarcastic take on how the Washington, D.C., teachers' unions impede educational progress: Mom: "I think it's great how they put politics above my child's education." Student: "It's cool how the union makes it almost impossible...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 10, 2010 2:05 AM

To raise Oklahoma per-pupil funding, use school vouchers

Mickey Hepner, Professor of Economics at the University of Central Oklahoma, suggests one way to raise per-pupil school funding, other than raising taxes or cutting non-education spending: Offer vouchers to encourage parents to put their children in private schools. In 2008-2009 Oklahoma education funding averaged $8,006 per student. This figure...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 16, 2010 12:08 PM