ACTION ALERT! Education budget petition! **Pass a Clean Education Budget Bill Now.** Restore millions in budget cuts made to K12 school districts, with no strings attached. Kansas should act swiftly to pass a clean appropriations bill to restore past education budget cuts by the July 1 deadline, as set by the Supreme Court. The bill should not be tied to education policy changes, especially policies that were never passed out, or in some cases, even discussed in committee. Pass a Clean Education Budget Bill Now changekansas.org http://changekansas.org/action/petition/pass-a-clean-education-budget-bill-now Restore millions in budget cuts made to K12 school districts, with no...
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ALEC is coming to Kansas City May 1st and 2nd
Many of the bad education bills we have seen in Kansas have a common origin: ALEC. They’re holding their spring meeting in Kansas City. Join Stand up to ALEC in KC! Friday, May 2 at 11:30am Kansas City Marriott Downtown in Kansas City, Missouri...
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Leave a Comment Legislature attempting to handle education matters outside education committees
The reason these education “reform” bills have been stalling in committee and on the floor is that they are bad ideas that have been tried in other states, don’t work, but do create many other problems. That’s why it is irresponsible to remove them from the education committees and place them in other committees with legislators who are not as informed about them. That’s why it is irresponsible to combine them with funding our schools need in an effort to force their passage. The Chairs of the Education Committees, Steve Abrams and Kasha Kelley, both of Arkansas City,...
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Leave a Comment Wichita Eagle editorial hits nail on the head
We agree completely! “Some of the Republicans who control the Kansas House thought it would be smart to try to turn an easy school-funding fix into an epic ideological conquest. Bad idea. . . [O]ther policy issues still could unnecessarily complicate passage of the essential funding bill and invite push-back from the courts. . . Senate leaders also may combine the restored funding with new initiatives. Such bundling fits the worrisome legislative trend of holding money hostage to policy reforms – as exemplified by the Senate-passed bill linking crucial funding for the Kansas court system to unwise and...
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