Education funding measure supported, Oklahoma Poll shows

Tulsa World
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
Published: 8/5/20104:25 AM
Last Modified: 8/5/20105:21 AM

Almost two-thirds of Oklahomans favor tying public education funding to a regional average, the latest Oklahoma Poll shows.

Sixty-five percent of the 755 people surveyed July 16-21 said they support State Question 744, a controversial measure set for the Nov. 2 general election ballot that would amend the state Constitution to require per-pupil spending to be on par with adjoining states.

By at least one estimate, the measure would cost $1.7 billion over three years to implement.

SQ 744 is one of 11 state questions scheduled for the Nov. 2 ballot. The Oklahoma Poll asked respondents about eight of the questions, including one — SQ 754 — that is designed to negate SQ 744.

Observers have wondered what would happen if both passed, but at this early juncture, that appears unlikely. Just 22 percent of those polled supported SQ 754.

Several other measures appear to have widespread support, but with one caveat – follow-up interviews suggested that few voters really pay much attention to state questions until just before the day of the election... FULL ARTICLE

Posted on Thu, August 5, 2010 by Crystal Drwenski

2 comments (Add your own)

1. Ed Long wrote:: It is obvious the people are way ahead of the Legislature and understand this is the only way to force the Legislature to do without the likes of Henry Bellmon Republicans who understood it takes taxes to adequately fund education. Had the business community supported the State Question Lew Meibergen had promoted to equalize our fuel taxes with the surrounding states and bring let the auto drivers to quit subsidizing the truckers by bringing their fuel tax up to that of gasoline, we would have a good permenant stream of money to fix roads.
Fri, August 6, 2010 @ 11:41 AM
2. Dave wrote:: We are already in a budget crunch and although I am a proponent of money for education, we seem to think that just "throwing money at it" is the answer. We'll have to look at a more long term answer primarily because we simply cannot afford to do this all at once.
Tue, August 10, 2010 @ 12:05 PM

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