Monthly Archives: March 2013

From the Lawrence Journal World Education Blog posted by Peter Hancock: ALEC-based charter school bill getting second chance Lawrence schools are on spring break this week, a fact that sparked some fear in the newsroom that there wouldn’t be much education news for a few days. But Kansas lawmakers appear...

Heather has a right to be mad! HB 2400 is reducing more revenue in our state by giving tax credits to companies for creating scholarships up to $8000.00 per student to attend private schools. Please contact House Education Committee members and tell them to VOTE NO on HB 2400. http://cjonline.com/news/2013-03-18/house-bill-creates-10m-aid-program-private-schools#.UUeIRP1462w.twitter...

The House Education Committee is considering HB2400, the corporate education tax credit scholarship program, another ALEC/Florida Reform bill. Tax credit scholarship programs are today’s version of vouchers. We are sharing our post from our friends in North Carolina, quoting a story from our friends in New Hampshire which highlights problems...

Here’s another article showing what we’re up against. http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/02-9...