Sure, the idea is great, and it plays well with crowds. But, those of us in the crowds are wising up. For the second year, our state is No. 1 in education cuts since 2008 . We spend 23 percent less than we did six years ago to educate our kids. Oklahoma started the school year with 800 vacancies because teachers are leaving the profession or the state. Classroom overcrowding got so bad in Oklahoma City last year it had 30 traveling teachers because they had no room.