State Rankings

[Bunty]

People should quit blaming the information and blame the underlying data. OK is undereducated and poor. It has a huge percentage of unhealthy people who get substandard medical care. It isn’t the fact that now people know this that is the problem. Instead of feeling shame and be determined to do something about it, many Oklahomans are proud of it and want to blame the reporting of it for people being in this situation. SMH.

Once again, life is how you make it. I suspect one reason Oklahoma is undereducated and poor is because too many Oklahomans grow up with the lack of confidence, they can do better than that, thus, explaining why Oklahoma ranks in the 40s in so many ways when it comes to the standard of living. I also suspect a good number of Oklahomans have successfully sought higher paying jobs, knowing if they don't try, they will never know, if they can have a much higher paying job.

[Dale]

We know that the US News survey was heavily weighted towards health and education. At last check, OK had the highest, by far, number of Native Americans. And for whatever reason, Native Americans suffer more than any other ethnic group in these two areas. Not just an Oklahoma thing.

[Rover]

We know that the US News survey was heavily weighted towards health and education. At last check, OK had the highest, by far, number of Native Americans. And for whatever reason, Native Americans suffer more than any other ethnic group in these two areas. Not just an Oklahoma thing.

Go read the OKC grades for high schools in OK and quit blaming a particular race for Oklahoma’s poor funding, administration and support of education.

[Dale]

Not blaming an ethnic group. Just hinting at a logical explanation in a country in which California kids are sucking at math and reading.

[BoulderSooner]

Go read the OKC grades for high schools in OK and quit blaming a particular race for Oklahoma’s poor funding, administration and support of education.

the most liberal school board and district in the state has the worst schools .. .shocking i tell you

[Jersey Boss]

the most liberal school board and district in the state has the worst schools .. .shocking i tell you

What criteria do you use in determining how "liberal" a given school board is and how do you use that criteria in applying it to the hundreds of school boards across the state.
Conversly what is the most "conservative" school district and how does their academic standing compare?

[Rover]

What criteria do you use in determining how "liberal" a given school board is and how do you use that criteria in applying it to the hundreds of school boards across the state.
Conversly what is the most "conservative" school district and how does their academic standing compare?

Good point. Has this poster cross checked the voting records against the assigned public school district or just used tired caricatures? Are school boards across the state given ratings for liberal vs conservative biases. Is he saying school boards are more beholding to influential outsiders than the students? What exactly is the point to be put forth? Liberals are stupid and conservatives are smart? I guess that's why Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama all have such outstanding schools and systems.

[Rover]

the most liberal school board and district in the state has the worst schools .. .shocking i tell you

Quit trying to make this a political issue and a wedge issue. This is an Oklahoma cultural issue. Educating and caring shouldn't be along party lines.

[April in the Plaza]

the most liberal school board and district in the state has the worst schools .. .shocking i tell you

This is extremely well put, Boulder. +1

[Mississippi Blues]

This is extremely well put, Boulder. +1

Would you like to add to BS’s statement or tell us how that claim is supported in reality? Anything constructive at all?

[April in the Plaza]

Would you like to add to BS’s statement or tell us how that claim is supported in reality? Anything constructive at all?

You sound really upset, tbh

Is that fair to say?