The House Appropriations Committee’s chairman has resigned his committee position because he says he can’t support a school funding plan drafted by the chamber’s Republican leaders.” http://cjonline.com/news/2014-03-31/house-panel-chairman-marc-rhoades-resigns-over-school-funding-plan-gop-peers...
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KASB members meeting with legislators, too
While we were completing our walk, KASB was having their Legislative Day. We thank school board members who traveled to Topeka to meet with legislators! We also thank the superintendents who were in the capitol testifying on education appropriations. It looks like Kansas is having an Education Spring. A Great Day to be in Topeka! Lots of activity at the Capitol. KASB Legislative Day kicked off this morning with a briefing from Mark Tallman, then everyone is headed to meetings and visits with legislators....
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Leave a Comment Game On was joined by multiple other advocacy groups in its walk to Topeka and Final Mile
We thank the following organizations that signed on as participating organizations in our walk and The Final Mile. We are in this together for Kansas school children. Kansas Families for Education Defend the American Dream – Kansas Public Schools Goddard Advocates for Public Education Educate Lawrence Andover Parent Legislative Council MainStream Coalition Johnson County Educators PAC AFT-Kansas KNEA Here links to reports on the walk: http://www.kansaspublicradio.org/news/statehouse-news/8396-kansans-walk-60-miles-for-education-funding http://cjonline.com/news/2014-03-31/education-advocates-walk-walk-support-k-12-spending http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/mar/31/parents-teachers-walk-kansas-schools/ http://www.kansas.com/2014/03/31/3378469/group-marches-to-capitol-calls.html http://www.kmbc.com/news/march-for-kansas-public-schools-wraps-up-in-topeka/25254158 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNRIk3ql8kA http://pvpost.com/2014/04/01/26197-26197 http://viewfromthemidwest.com/2014/03/26/merriam-mom-treks-to-topeka-on-foot/ ...
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Leave a Comment Game On’s walk to Topeka successfully completed
The walk and the press conference have been successfully completed. Thank you to everyone who has participated by walking, providing assistance to the walkers and participating virtually here and on Twitter. Much work remains to be done. Help us continue to reach more Kansans and protect Kansas schools. http://cjonline.com/news/2014-03-31/education-advocates-walk-walk-support-k-12-spending#.Uzny-pycmgM.facebook...
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