by Byron Schlomach | Oct 9, 2019 | Research
Why Are OKCPS Teachers Begging the Public for Basics? Authors Byron Schlomach (with research assistance by Benjamin Lepak and Mike Davis) Abstract This paper describes how 1889 Institute staff found $34,000 in DonorsChoose solicitations by Oklahoma City Public...
by Byron Schlomach | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog
What if a hospital’s administrators regularly told surgeons to make do without bandages, with dull scalpels, and little to no anesthetic while claiming tight finances? With all the money hospitals have, there would be questions about the administrators’ competence and...
by Mike Davis | Sep 30, 2019 | Blog
When the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) begins its term next week, one of the many important cases it will consider is that of Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, which addresses Montana’s Tax Credit Scholarship program, and gives the high court an...
by Byron Schlomach | Sep 23, 2019 | Blog
I should point out, before the reader gets into this piece, that these are my personal thoughts. Right around last Labor Day, I suddenly had a thought. I quickly made a calculation and realized that, as of the day after Labor Day, I’ve worked full-time in public...
by Byron Schlomach | Jul 25, 2018 | Research
Straight Talk on Public Education Author Byron Schlomach Abstract This paper includes a number of finance and performance-related statistics, mainly from Oklahoma but also placed in a national and international context, as well as a short history of public...
