True School Choice Is Eliminating Property Taxes - Sherrie Conley

In this ROPE Report Short, our guest for Wednesday, June 26th, Oklahoma Representative Sherrie Conley and Jenni White talk about what really makes "school choice". Is it the government giving people taxpayer dollars to privately school their kids (vouchers), or is it the government allowing taxpayers to have our property without property taxes (Ad Valorem) so that taxpayers could help pay to educate their own children? This led to a bit more discussion on taxation...

The video in its entirety (recorded live on the 26th) can be found on our Rumble and YouTube channels.

ROPE Report Short - School Bond Conflicts of Interest

Jenni, Michael and Kendal talk about how school bonds are often shamelessly promoted by the people who will make money off the projects the school bonds create. 

Contractors, bond writers - organizations and individuals that make their living off of public schools (tax dollars) - promote or otherwise engage in helping the public 'decide' to vote for the school bond. 

This is simple conflict of interest, yet because EVERY bond is FOR THE KIDS and anyone against the bond is painted as HATING KIDS, those with monetary self-interest in seeing the bond pass, are able to convince the public to vote for the bond. 

Sadly, SCHOOL BONDS RAISE PROPERTY TAXES and because we owe property taxes to the school through the state Assessor's office, OKLAHOMANS NEVER ARE ABLE TO OWN THEIR OWN PROPERTY. 

Think about that. You don't own your own property because a school "needs" a new gym or "needs" a renovation. This is wrong, yet it happens every year while people support it and make excuses for the system.

The Dirtiest Little Secret In Education - How the "Step Up Oklahoma" Plan Doubles Down

Once again, it's the start of the yearly Legislative session and once again I begin my Charlie Brown-like moan mantra of, "Good grief".