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Gambling for the Kids
In an article appearing recently in The Journal Record, Associated Press writer Tim Talley quoted OEA vice-president Beck Felts, "an elem...
Early Childhood Education in Oklahoma: Cui Bono?
With Oklahoma ranking first in the nation in the percentage of four-year-olds enrolled in preschool (60 percent), Oklahoma officials like...
Easy Money?
When state government uses the lottery as a source of funding, the state is in essence trading the well-being of its citizens for a buck....
Gambling With Education
Proponents say the lottery will bring in more money for education. "It's for the children," they claim. But there's a hard lesson the lot...
Lottery Not a Pot of Gold
The lottery isn't the pot of gold for education many citizens seem to think it is.
A Closer Look at the Lottery
Michael Hammer is a former OCPA intern who is now pursuing a master's degree at Oxford University. While at OCPA he wrote of his firsthan...
