Special Report - As oil boom goes bust, Oklahoma protects drillers and squeezes schools

By Luc Cohen and Joshua Schneyer NEWCASTLE, Okla. (Reuters) - After intense lobbying, Oklahoma’s oilmen scored a victory two years ago. In Newcastle, 23 miles from the capital of Oklahoma City, John Cerny recently learned that the school attended by his five-year-old granddaughter, Adelynn, will open just four days a week next year. Oklahoma’s school-funding crisis is part of the pain inflicted by falling oil prices on energy-rich states across America that rely on natural-resources