Did the schools not get money from the lotto?

[JonnyVito]

I put this here instead of non-sports board because you know it will get political.

Just wondering why the schools seem to be hurting so bad? I thought the lotto would bring a bunch of money in and the casinos I thought had to pony up also. I just don't get why they are hurting so bad then and why is Oklahoma ranked 49th? I am hesitant to vote to give schools more money because to me it seems like they keep pissing it away and I don't know that throwing more money at the issue will fix it. Someone other then the liar sys explain this to me.

 

[squeak]

I think they did and then the government raided the other sources like a bunch of whores.

 

[JonnyVito]

I think they did and then the government raided the other sources like a bunch of whores.

So if I vote yes on a bond can the government raid said funds also? Sorry I have no kids so I have never really paid attention to this stuff so thanks for helping. I have no problem giving to schools to help raise the level of education it just seems like the funds never make it to the schools. Seems like a way to get extra tax money or legalize something by hiding behind a good cause.

 

[JimmyBob]

I don't think the lottery produced nearly the funds originally "projected" when it was passed. I'm sure it was the same story in Texas when I lived in Dallas and the lottery commenced operations.

 

[cableok]

Funds are simply not there. All schools are cutting now.
What I don't understand is why they don't 1) consolidate districts to reduce administration costs. 2) move to a four day school week like some districts to reduce food, transportation, and utility costs.

 

[poke2001]

Funds are simply not there. All schools are cutting now.
What I don't understand is why they don't 1) consolidate districts to reduce administration costs. 2) move to a four day school week like some districts to reduce food, transportation, and utility costs.

I don't like the 4 day week as that puts strains on a lot of families out there. Your number 1 would be a huge money saver I believe.

 

[HighStickHarry]

Who the hell watches the kids on the fifth day?

 

[cableok]

I think if parents are informed with enough time to plan they would adjust to 4-day week.
It seems to be working for some Oklahoma districts. Also, schools primary goal should be education. If cuts have to be made. This would seem to be an excellent option.

 

[Medic007]

Funds are simply not there. All schools are cutting now.
What I don't understand is why they don't 1) consolidate districts to reduce administration costs. 2) move to a four day school week like some districts to reduce food, transportation, and utility costs.

#1 would be priority number one if I was in charge. Way too much administrative bloat in OK public schools. 500 something school districts, all with their own superintendents. Some of them have like 80 total students. Waste.

 

[HighStickHarry]

lets face it some towns in this state need to be bulldozed and be converted to pasture. Consolidating just the school and keeping the town creates logistics headaches. I know the kids from tryon looked like hell when their long bus ride finally arrived in the morning.

 

[Medic007]

lets face it some towns in this state need to be bulldozed and be converted to pasture. Consolidating just the school and keeping the town creates logistics headaches. I know the kids from tryon looked like hell when their long bus ride finally arrived in the morning.

Spoken like a true elitist from Perry. Racist homophobe war on women dude.

 

[HighStickHarry]

Holy shit did you just say perry? Perkins hates perry.

 

[Medic007]

Oklahoma has gotten quite a few dollars for education from the lottery and the casinos. The problem is that lawmakers viewed that funding as a chance to cut state funding instead of seeing those dollars as supplemental dollars. They cut funding to the tune of lottery and casino infusions, and now through mismanagement plus, they've had to cut funding more.

 

[Medic007]

Holy shit did you just say perry? Perkins hates perry.

I meant Perkins. You knew that. Of course you did. You racist homophobe woman hater. Perkins hates everyone. Agra agrees.

 

[poke2001]

The 4 day week has other issues, especially with younger kids. Sure, you end up with the same number of hours in the classroom, but kids don't learn as well when you cram more hours in a single day. Honestly, I think going to fewer hours and more days would provide for better education.

The money issue can be fixed without sacrificing education. School consolidation and greatly reducing admin expenses is where it's at. We should at least start there because that just won't effect the students.

 

[NeekReevers]

A bill was introduced this session to consolidate just the admin portion of smaller school districts and didn't even make it out of committee. It's a good idea but it has no traction in OKC.

 

[cableok]

Poke 2001: The research I know about on 4-day week was not negative. Tulane University did some research on this.
Also, Oklahoma has some school districts now on 4-day weeks. Should be easy to study their results.