Articles
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Education
Standing up for parents’ rights
Oklahoma’s newly enacted Parents’ Bill of Rights may be seen by some as duplicative, given that Oklahoma already has laws that firmly protect parents’ relationships with their children. However, given Washington’s desire to assert its preeminence over the states, Oklahoma policymakers must remain vigilant and active.Wendy Warcholik, Ph.D. | June 23, 2014
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Education
Yes, Oklahoma, There Is Bloat in Public Schools
In Oklahoma, defenders of the government school monopoly are trying out a new tactic in their never-ending struggle to convince you that the system isn’t wasting huge amounts of money. Don’t believe it. In Oklahoma, as in every other state, the government school system is chock full of wasteful bloat.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | June 3, 2014
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Education
The Seen and the Unseen: Educational Revenues and Deadweight Loss
In two exhaustive studies (National Bureau of Economic Research working papers published in 1993 and 1995), Feldstein finds, based on actual taxpayer behavior derived from IRS data, that the TE is 1.28. That is, a 1 percent change in marginal tax rates yields a 1.28 percent change in taxable income.Wendy Warcholik, Ph.D. | June 3, 2014
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Education
At $12,206 Per Student, Oklahoma’s Total Education Revenues at an All-Time High
We believe that Oklahoma taxpayers cannot be faulted for asking the question: How is it that $12,206 in total available revenue is not enough to provide an education?Jonathan Small | June 3, 2014
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Education
Yes, Oklahoma, There Is Bloat in Public Schools
I think I know what the administrators will say to that deal—and that’s all you really need to know about whether it’s worth throwing more money at the government school monopoly.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | June 3, 2014
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Budget & Tax, Education
Myths and facts: Will raising Oklahoma’s gross production tax by 600 percent provide $250 million more for schools? Not likely
Myth: If Oklahoma’s gross production tax rate on horizontal and deep-well drilling for oil and natural gas is increased from 1 percent to 7 percent, Oklahoma schoolchildren will benefit from more than $250 million in additional public education spending.Jonathan Small & Dave Bond | May 13, 2014
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Education
On fixed costs, school administrators can’t have it both ways
“If you have more students, you need more teachers,” Duncan superintendent Sherry Labyer sensibly told the Duncan Banner in February. If, for example, 250 new students show up to enroll in Duncan’s public schools, then obviously administrators will need to hire more teachers.Brandon Dutcher | May 12, 2014
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Education
School Choice Saves Money for State, School District Budgets
The design of the Education Savings Account program ensures that state taxpayers will save substantial funding as some students access Education Savings Accounts.Benjamin Scafidi | May 7, 2014
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Education
Oklahomans want educational choices
An honest reading of the public-opinion survey data over the past couple of years shows that Oklahomans favor educational choice.Brandon Dutcher | April 28, 2014
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Education
Can Oklahoma afford to fail 10,529 high-school students every year?
Schools, like students, need to learn to see a tough task through until it’s complete. And if they tell us they’re having too much trouble learning, reforms like school choice could help them get up to speed.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | April 10, 2014