By [email protected] June 22, 2016 Uncategorized 7 Comments We learned yesterday that the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents approved a 7 percent increase in tuition and fees for the upcoming school year. OU President David L. Boren called the situation “the most critical budget crisis in the history of the university.” OU also announced the reduction […]

On Being a “Single Issue” Voter… By [email protected] June 21, 2016 Uncategorized 5 Comments If you are regular follower of this blog, you know there has not been too much to follow recently. As with the past two summers, I will be scaling back a little on my blogging frequency and length in order to […]

No, Really…I Am Happy! By [email protected] May 23, 2016 Uncategorized 3 Comments Mark Twain said that it’s easier to fool people than it is to convince them that they have been fooled. Over the past decade, having been just a small part of a large state and national effort to convince policy makers of the […]

By [email protected] May 18, 2016 Uncategorized 1 Comment .  .  .  Overheard earlier today outside room 432A of the Oklahoma State Capitol, during a meeting of the House and Senate Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget: “We’re going to need some more duct tape.” With only seven days remaining until Sine Die Adjournment of our […]

By [email protected] May 12, 2016 Uncategorized No Comments (The following is a reprise of a post I originally published on February 13th, 2015. With high school commencement activities taking place across our state and nation this month, it seemed appropriate to share it once again. Hopefully, it is not too late to change course.) The […]

By [email protected] May 11, 2016 Uncategorized No Comments In case you missed it, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos had a very good day last week, at least from a financial point of view. And that’s one of the biggest understatements ever written. Bezos actually sold a small portion of his stake in his company the week […]

By [email protected] May 9, 2016 Uncategorized 14 Comments It was another “busy day” under the dome of the Oklahoma Capitol on the 55th day of the second regular session of the 55th Oklahoma Legislature. Well, I suppose that might depend on your definition of busy. This was fairly close to how the House Chamber appeared […]

By [email protected] May 5, 2016 Uncategorized 3 Comments For as long as I’ve been in education, the practice of politicians praising teachers has been fairly standard. In some cases, as with our previous state superintendent, these words are nothing more than platitudes, completely and utterly without meaning. In these situations, it is vital to watch […]