Because of the fiscal irresponsibility of our state government, education is in trouble in Oklahoma. [...]
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Whenever it comes to budget cuts, it seems as if education is one of the first victims of the axe. Legislators say education of our children is paramount at the same time they are cutting funding. Oklahoma State Question 744 will force the legislature to fund education to the regional average without raising taxes. [...] Muskogee Public Schools staff and band got together one day and put this wonderful video all together to get ready for the 2010-2011 school year! Good Job, Roughers! Vote YES on State Question 744 to require Oklahoma to boost education spending! Watch the video below! [...] With more and more Spanish only speakers coming to the United States, it becomes critical to be able to speak Spanish. Teachers, Police Officers, Firemen, Dispatchers, Emergency Medical Technicians and more find themselves in awkward situations when they find the person they are trying to help does not speak adequate English to communicate properly. [...] This list of rules kids won’t learn in school has been floating around the internet for quite some time and has been attributed to different people such as Bill Gates, Rep. Brooks Coleman of Duluth, and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. I feel it is a good list and one that every child and some adults in America need to read and take heed of. Here it is, including the usually-missing last 3 rules: [...] Most parents have heard these dreaded words – “Mom, I’ve got a science project due – tomorrow.” This usually sends parents scrambling to think of something quick and easy that they can do that night while their little ray of sunshine is snoozing in his or her nice warm bed. [...] Muskogee citizens passed a 2.1 million dollar school bond issue in spite of the school district being very tight-lipped about it. [...] School bonds, mayor and city council are all up for a decision April 6. From 7am – 7pm, we citizens decide on several issues affecting our city. It is our duty to get out and vote and let our voice be heard. I know, it sounds cliche, but it is true. [...] I agree schools need to take tough stances against anything that may endanger our children. However, it seems as policies move toward zero tolerance, they also tend to make zero sense. [...] A principal in Litchfield Park, AZ wrote a very condescending, however true, note to parents as a joke. He never intended for it to actually be sent home, just shared for a laugh between colleagues. [...] The Lower Merion School District in Pennsylvania issued laptops to students complete with webcams. Then, according to this article from BoingBoing, remotely activated the webcams and spied on students and families. [...] …it was sold to us is that the lottery money would add to, not replace existing funds for education. We were told the lottery would not be a mainstream funding for education. We were lied to. [...] Going to school five days a week has long been the norm, but with energy prices still high, some districts have gone or are considering going to four-day school weeks. This actually happened in the 1970s oil crisis, but most districts returned to a five-day week once the crisis subsided. [...] Yesterday, President Obama went to a high school in Arlington, Virginia, and gave a speech that was televised on C-Span aimed at school children across America. For some reason, quite a few people were upset about this stating that the President is forcing some sort of hidden agenda. I think it was mostly parents who didn’t care enough to read the speech online before deciding if they liked it or not. [...] President Obama’s message to schoolchildren will happen today, but it is already causing a major controversy. Some say it is an inappropriate use of school time. Or why not air this in prime time when the children are at home with their parents? It must be sinister propaganda and we must use the schools to indoctrinate our children. [...] |
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