February 2009 Volume 16 Number 2

Quote/Unquote
February 01, 2009
"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on the objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents."
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Let the Sun Shine In
February 01, 2009

By Steve Anderson

Education officials are misleading Oklahoma's taxpayers about the real costs of public education. It's time for transparency.

Determining the real cost of public education is an extremely important issue," education scholars Myron Lieberman and Charlene K. Haar have correctly pointed out. "Substantially underestimated costs deceive the taxpaying public, mislead government officials who initiate legislation, and deprive students of educational financial equity."1

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