A 4 page argumentative essay that uses Toulmin's model in order to argue that Oklahoma should not cut public school funding. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Name of Research Paper File: KL9_khokarg.rtf
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indicated in italics. Currently, communities in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as well as throughout the state, are facing the possibility that state government will cut the budget for public schools
in order to address the fact that the state is facing a $600 million shortfall. Thus far, Governor Brad Henry states that he wants to spare public school funding from
cost cutting strategies. While many states facing deficits have made up for budget shortfalls by cutting public school funding, this is not the best solution and the governor is
right in looking for other options (Claim). Grounds: In times of famine and want, people have become so desperate for food that they ate their seed-corn rather than planting
it. Seed-corn is, in other words, the corn that is reserved for planting purposes as this will result in a future harvest. Children are the "seed-corn" of Oklahomas future. It
is axiomatic that by cutting school funding, some aspects of education will have to be abandoned or under-funded. In North Carolina, the state government handled this situation by
cutting teachers salaries. However, throughout the U.S., teachers are already paid poorly when compared to other professionals, such as nurses and doctors, who are vital to meeting the needs of
society. It is quite conceivable that cutting teacher salaries will discourage and frustrate teachers, encouraging many to leave the public school system. If school funding is cut, it may
also affect school programs, such as athletics or music programs. Warrant: In 2002, which is the last time that Oklahoma suffer a budgetary shortfall of hundreds of million of
dollars, public schools were extremely hard and budgets had to be slashed severely in mid-year (Sims). The school system cut back on bus routes and service and many employees were