We participate regularly in Zoom meetings organized by Save Our Schools Arizona, and we encourage Kansans to heed the advice of Arizonans and Floridians who have experienced the negative impacts of vouchers. These states aren’t models as some legislators and Koch-funded lobbyists claim-they’re cautionary tales. “Arizona and Florida are considered ‘No. 1 in school choice’ by the dark money special interests that have spent millions to push vouchers onto our states. This means public schools are underfunded in service of private school vouchers. Rural students and low-income families have fewer quality choices, while richer suburban families use vouchers...
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Recordings reveal conservative political groups pressure lawmakers to vote for school vouchers in Tenn.; Kansas lawmakers face similar pressures
The same thing happens in Kansas. AFP and affilated groups have a very strong presence here, and legislators are threatened with primaries, postcards attacking them, loss of committee chair jobs, etc. when voting against vouchers, even when they know vouchers would hurt their communities. We need our citizens to be aware of this game and protect those legislators who vote with their constituents and not with AFP. Read full article here: https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/revealed/revealed-secret-recording-shows-pressure-on-republican-lawmakers-to-vote-for-school-vouchers?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0WkG2A8PalnSzqNsRpa7B-rV4whvZEQGCTy6gIsrPj_t4LI3PPgCvYpVE_aem_ASlMiUZZXyewIS7GTquYRb99VDi3la3BkJJ-gqrAYiZT7NxQGU1BZVn37NabQApLSJ2ScmwkXUI0q-_Zgpiawo6e Originally posted to Facebook on March 27th, 2024....
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Leave a Comment House Narrowly Passes Troubling Education Budget Bill, House Sub SB 387
We have bad news and good news. House Sub SB 387 (bad Frankenstein bill with K-12 education budget and SPED funding increase held hostage with bad policy provisions) has passed the House 65-58. The good news is that it only had 2 more votes than needed to pass (and 2 not present). This bill was terrible, and legislators should stop allowing this irresponsible form of legislating to continue. Note how long the title of the bill is. The included bills should have gone to the House floor separately, and this bill should not have been a gut and...
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Leave a Comment House Rep. and Former Superintendent Criticizes Flawed Funding Bill; Urge a NO vote on House Sub for SB 387
Rep. Younger did an excellent job earlier today explaining several of the biggest flaws with the policy crammed into House Sub for SB 387 (the Frankenstein K-12 education budget bill). Please watch and share and urge your Representative to vote NO on SB 387. Originally published on Facebook on March 26th, 2024....
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