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“The most frightening element of the education statistics is that the period since 2008 included a national recession and an Oklahoma boom, driven by record high petroleum prices. Rather than turning that gusher to education or saving it for the future, the Legislature cut taxes, ensuring fewer resources for critical state services, especially public schools. With Tuesday’s announcement that crashing oil prices have brought a state budget faillure, there’s no reason for optimism that the state’s education funding failure will soon improve.”
-Tulsa World Editorial Board, discussing why Oklahoma leads the nation for cuts to education funding (Source)
