show their real thought: "Screw everyone else, we want more money!"
From what I've read and heard, there's nothing in it about how to fund this mess, which means either
Take money away from other agencies and programs or
Raise taxes. A lot.
Becky Felts, OEA’s president, explained to Oklahoma Watchdog that if passed, this constitutional amendment would require the legislature to “follow the will of the people.”
“If the people say that education is a priority, we are hoping it will lead to a call for raising the per-pupil expenditure, which is the lowest in the region, to the regional average,” Felts said, adding, “We are standing up for the needs of public schools.”
Asked about the cuts that would occur if SQ 744 became law, Felts replied, “The belief of the members of OEA is that if we make education a priority, we will improve the economy of Oklahoma. That will be a long term solution to all thee economic difficulties.”
Don't you love the dodging? Note we are hoping it will lead to a call for raising the per-pupil expenditure kind of ignores that massive spending increases WOULD BE REQUIRED,('lead to a call' my ass). And when specifically asked about funding it, she throws out a Obama-style "Unicorns will crap out gold doubloons on the Capital steps every morning to pay for it" answer. Which all by itself tells you she's full of crap and doesn't really care what happens elsewhere as long as her union and members get more money.
We've heard crap like this before, always "Pass this, give us this money and we'll work miracles in education!" And every time the money goes away, the school system doesn't live up to the promises, and a couple of years later "Well, we need more money to make it work right. What's wrong with you, don't you care about the CHILDREN?" Which isn't likely to work this time; you've got a bunch of Democrats who usually kiss the ass of the teachers unions saying "This is BAD", so we've got a pretty good shot of killing this.
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