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Idea to send:	Topic Improved education in Rural Oklahoma Content I have been out recently polling local school systems in search of WHAT CAN WE DO in Oklahoma's weak school system. Of course, MONEY, no surprise there. However, when questioned further as to suggestions on improving the system the number one answer was the STATE needs to implement laws to increase funding, no surprise their either. I propose that we STOP looking for State handouts and devise ALTERNATIVE avenues that not only increase funding for our system but are eco-safe and allow for advancing the education of our younger generation. We can prepare them for the future much better at this tender age rather than sending them off to college or tech schools with little idea of what the world is doing and offering. Let's step beyond the normal and add to our school systems by other means that not only will generate income for the independant school systems but teach our children new skills that will prove highly necessary to their advanced future. Bio fuels is a major advancement in energy efficiency in our transportation system, and I firmly believe that we could establish manufacturing, storage, as well as distribution centers that involve select school systems as a pilot program. Oklahoma resturants are favorable in the aid of assisting this program by allowing us to collect their used cooking oils and bio fuels is deeply interested in the aid of establishing sites for storage and channeling of these fuels. As the majority of schools are utilizing Diesel driven engines the transition is low cost, virtually no cost. The production of this Fuel is approx $0.45 and with storage and distribution handled by select schools we can generate revenue for many schhol sites as well as cut the cost of fuel consumption, which in itself cuts costs and in turn will allow more funds already allocated to the school system to be levied for better education to our children and not to just transportation of our children. After thought: 15% savings in fuel costs alone annually offers a tremendous relief to many struggling school systems. I have more if you are willing to expand your train of thought and hope you will assist in launching such a program... Sincerely Jeffery W. Lee