The Oklahoma Editorials, NewsOK
Published: September 19, 2010
Of all the half-truths (and worse) that Oklahomans are sure to hear as the campaign for State Question 744 revs up, none is bigger than the fish tale that the Legislature hasn't made education a priority. A proponent used that argument just last week in an op-ed piece on these pages.
Here are the facts: Common education is the single largest recipient of state dollars this fiscal year — about $2.38 billion — and accounts for more than one-third of the state budget. Higher education comes in a distant second and even the CareerTech system makes the list as one of the top 10 recipients of state money, ahead of the Department of Public Safety.
Spending for all education-related agencies takes up more than half of the state's more than $6 billion budget. No other government agency comes within even $1 billion of the appropriation set aside for common education... FULL ARTICLE
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Sun, September 19, 2010
by Crystal Drwenski