Oh and then there is this....
http://www.newson6.com/story/28934866/two-more-tulsa-schools-qualify-for-grant-money" a trend toward higher levels of poverty, among students at Tulsa Public Schools, means Eliot and Carnegie soon will be Title 1 schools for the first time. "
"The extra help through Title 1 is common throughout Tulsa, where almost every school qualifies based on poverty levels.
Two elementary schools didn't qualify until now - but Eliot Elementary and Carnegie Elementary will soon be part of Title 1.
The reason -- poverty is on the increase -- and not just at those two schools.
"More and more students and families are qualifying for free and reduced lunch across our city," Kayla Robinson said.
The threshold is 35 percent of students on free or reduced lunch.
The shift at Eliot and Carnegie means extra money is coming to those schools, this fall."
"The only TPS school left that doesn't qualify now is Eisenhower,"
Just one more school to go!
I am willing to bet our population growth levels have begun to decline as well. Unfortunately we may see population declines again and poverty increases. Not good. Meanwhile other cities and areas that have embraced pedestrian lively zoning and development are leading the way with population and income growth.
One other thing, I am willing to bet within about 10 years time, the price of oil will be pegged to the price of solar energy. It's already reaching parity and solar will continue to get both cheaper and more efficient. From now on each time the price of oil goes up a bit, the more solar will come online. Though in 10 years time solar will still be a much smaller portion of our energy consumption, there will be enough in the pipeline and the prices so competitive, the futures market will be at the point of not betting on higher oil, and more and more money will be flowing into solar (causing prices to fall even more and funding new more efficient technologies). I hope Oklahoma, and Tulsa sees this very real possibility and understands what it can do to our economy as it is.
