Quote Originally Posted by progressiveboy View Post
I am curious on your take as to why the State does not want educated citizens? Do you think it is the State government that is holding us back? Is it the "culture" of the State? It does seem the O & G industry reigns supreme in the State. Personally, the boom and bust mentality is exhausting. I recently moved back to OKC, so I now have a vested interest in seeing our State move forward.
It's about money and power on the part of the Republican party. I won't get more into it because it's inherently political, but just do some searching on Republicans and education and you'll find plenty of reading material...