Oklahoma has a teacher crisis. After slashing school funding by nearly a fourth since 2008 — more than any other state — Oklahoma is losing teachers. Its teacher pay ranks near the bottom, and its teachers haven’t received a raise in 8 years. They’re leaving for jobs in other[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Republicans’
January 24th, 2015 - 5:05 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Oklahoma GOP legislators learn they can’t pay teachers fast-food wages
Radical Republicans: Rubio is not a scinewtist so he heads Science Ctee.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was appointed chair of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard last week, a subsidiary to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee that will be headed by Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.). Rubio is among many Republicans who have deferred t[...]
January 19th, 2015 - 11:13 am § in Politics
The GOP’s state budget is stupid and unworkable
Somewhat surprisingly, Washington’s GOP legislators sound like they want to comply with McCleary, and also fund the class size initiative. But they’re still adamantly opposed to raising taxes or new revenues. So what’s their hat trick? After all, we’re talking billions of dol[...]
January 17th, 2015 - 2:31 pm § in The Ave Scene
Radical Republicans: in WASTATE
I-594 outlaws private gun sales in the state by requiring “universal background checks.” Under the new law, it is not legal to even lend a gun to a friend without going through a background check, except in cases where the friend needs the gun because of an imminent threat against his or her l[...]
January 16th, 2015 - 1:59 pm § in The Ave Scene
Radical Republicans: Maybe They Should Take Ec 101
One of our own this time! Apparently he never took Ec 101 and does not understand how a nation differs form a family. I betcha he keeps his wealth in gold coins![...]
DRUDGE AGREES .. Climate Change Real!
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