- Nov 5, 2015
Petunia and the the patrots at the Pendleton Tea Party joined forces over several days to get the message out about another local government tax grab. They moved her around the city day by day to different locations to get the word out that there is opposition. It worked as it was defeated 2:1! Kudos to them all!
- Oct 19, 2015
If wasting 305 million taxpayer dollars on the failed Cover Oregon website wasnt bad enough, now we learn that another ObamaCare program has failed in Oregon. This story in the Eugene Register Guard details how the largest of Oregon's two ObamaCare health insurance co-ops, Health Republic, has failed. Even worse, the reason given is the real shocker: because their operating budget was almost entirely from the ObamaCare subsidy. This is a black mark against government subsidized health care (ala VA. Medicaid, Medicare failures) and is a chief reason why nine other co-ops have already failed around the US. And, to make matters worse, this HotAir story reveals how HHS is hiding the names of another 11 co-ops that are on life support from Congress! There will be more failures in Oregon with ObamaCare components as we go along after the effects of ObamaCare's full implementation takes effect. Stay tuned.
- Oct 1, 2015
Mail Tribune/Bob Pennell
The $350,000 question
Why is Medford offering after-school programs other agencies already provided? That's an excellent question the Medford Mail Tribune asks in this story and the answer frankly leads to our headline, "Is this why Oregon K-12 schools fail?".
The diversion of funds from the classroom to pay for something that is not within the mission of K-12 education is an accepted practice within the mindset of the education establishment in Oregon. This is exemplified by the Superintendent of the district quoted in the story who defends this expenditure and illustrates why Oregon ranks nearly at the bottom in the nation for K-12 education.
Perhaps parents and taxpayers in Medford should be asking this:
How many kids are not receiving a better instructional experience because of diverting $350,000 to a program that has been in place for 19 years and didn't cost the school district anything? How many teachers can be hired for that amount of money that reduces class size, allowing teachers to focus on individual student learning needs, producing better results?
As long as the mindset within the educational establisment thinks that diversions like this are just fine while hypocritically bemoaning the need for more money, Oregon 's K-12 education will remain nearly dead last in the nation.
