SQ 744 is the wrong solution
Tulsa World
By World's Editorial Writers
Published: 9/28/2010 2:22 AM
Last Modified: 9/28/2010 4:32 AM
There's more evidence of the problems created by the failure of last year's Oklahoma Legislature to properly fund schools.
Schools throughout the area report that teacher cuts have forced them to crowd more and more students into classrooms.
Broken Arrow, Jenks and Union saw their average elementary class size grow this year to 23.8 students, a 5.8 percent increase.
In Tulsa, elementary class sizes grew 8.6 percent to 22.3 students. Secondary class sizes also are up. In Tulsa, they rose an average of 8.8 percent.
Classes are bigger because there are fewer teachers to go around. There are fewer teachers to go around because the Legislature failed to do its job in funding public education.
Does that mean Oklahoma needs to short-circuit the legislative process and mandate higher state spending on public schools, the solution envisioned by State Question 744? It does not... FULL ARTICLE
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Tue, September 28, 2010
by Crystal Drwenski