tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post3439808627196364061..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Where Does Your NEA Dues Money Go?Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-68219431868802082222011-01-19T08:32:00.593-08:002011-01-19T08:32:00.593-08:00"49th in the nation...I though that was Louis...<i>"49th in the nation...I though that was Louisiana's slot."</i><br /><br />Lots of states can claim to be 49th. California is another one. The claim is, quite simply, factually untrue in the case of California, but it keeps coming up when school funding issues arise.<br /><br />-Mark RouloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-19028919254817580162011-01-19T04:41:27.707-08:002011-01-19T04:41:27.707-08:00Did you check out Yes on OK 744...fortunately it l...Did you check out Yes on OK 744...fortunately it lost but seeing most of these groups got ten's of thousands and this got almost two million...<br /><br /><br /><br />From the web site http://www.news9.com/Global/story.asp?S=13432569<br /><br />OKLAHOMA CITY -- Voters overwhelmingly rejected State Question 744 Tuesday. The question was rejected with over <b>81 percent of voters against</b> the proposed constitutional amendment to dramatically increase public school funding.<br /><br /><i>State Question 744 would have required the state within three years to meet the average per-student spending of surrounding states. <b>A fiscal analysis of the proposal projected an increased cost to the state of $1.7 billion over three years.</b> According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Oklahoma currently spends $8,006 annually for each Pre-K through 12 student. That's more than $1,600 less than the $9,633 that's being spent, on average, in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico. Oklahoma's per-pupil spending ranks 49th lowest in the nation.</i><br /><br />49th in the nation...I though that was Louisiana's slot. Cool, their moving on up.Mike Thiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929567856363413549noreply@blogger.com