Quote of the Day 2/17/2015

“We spent a lot of time over the past decade talking about accountability and transparency of taxpayer dollars. … Now we want to set up a parallel system where taxpayer dollars can be spent for home school students and private school students that have no accountability.”

-Oklahoma State School Boards Association executive director Shawn Hime, speaking about proposals in the legislature that would redirect state aid funding to pay for private and home school expenses (Source)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.

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