By:
David Blatt
November 3, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Several months ago, with polls showing SQ 744 ahead by a two-to-0ne margin and supporters announcing that the National Education Association had committed over $3 million to the Yes campaign, many thought that the measure’s passage was a slam-dunk. Subsequent…
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By:
David Blatt
November 1, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Justin Jones, the author of this blog post, is Director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections with 34 years of correctional experience.
Like many other state agencies, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) has been confronted with severe budget reductions…
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By:
David Blatt
October 29, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The OSU Center for Applied Economic Research in the Spears School of Business is hosting the Oklahoma Economic Outlook Conference from 8:30 AM to noon on December 7th at the MetroTech Springlake Campus in Oklahoma City.
The conference features the…
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By:
David Blatt
October 27, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
We’re nowhere close to being out of the woods. That’s been our message of late on the state’s budget outlook (you can take a look here at our blog post analyzing of the most recent monthly revenue collections and here…
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By:
David Blatt
October 25, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
John Thompson is an Oklahoma City teacher with 18 years of urban high school experience and an education blogger at thisweekineducation.com. He contributes regularly to our blog on education issues.
The Oklahoma City Public Schools has launched a campaign to…
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By:
David Blatt
October 22, 2010 // Updated: October 17, 2012
So many people have told us in recent months how much they love our work on the state’s budget situation, state questions, asset building, and other issues. We truly appreciate all the kinds words – but ask that if you…
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The 2010 Financial Education in Oklahoma conference will focus on the challenges of providing financial education to populations of diverse ethnicity, age and gender at a time of growing financial pressures. The conference, hosted by the Oklahoma City branch of…
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By:
David Blatt
October 20, 2010 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Say that you’re a lower-income working-class family and the house you’re living in is falling into disrepair. There are cracks in some of the walls, parts of the backyard fence have fallen in, and you know that pretty soon you’re…
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By:
David Blatt
October 18, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
It is widely accepted that ownership of assets – a home, savings accounts, stocks and investments, a business – is a cornerstone of family financial security. Assets provide a cushion against temporary setbacks and allow for an investment in greater…
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By:
David Blatt
October 14, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Remember Mikey from those old cereal commercials? He was the picky eater whose siblings foisted a bowl of Life cereal in front of him saying, “It’s supposed to be good for you. But he won’t eat it. He hates everything”.…
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