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“In short, our state faces one of its greatest crises. Our failure to invest in education will inevitably lead to economic decline. Businesses demand a skilled and educated workforce. Business leaders insist on good public schools for their own children to attend. Entrepreneurs need an expanding research base at comprehensive universities as a springboard for growth. We now rank 49th in the nation in funding per student.”
-University of Oklahoma President David Boren, writing about why he is pushing a ballot initiative for a 1 percent statewide sales tax increase to fund education (Source)
