PANEL Minority Speaker of the House, Rep. Paul Davis KS Senator Pat Pettey KS House Rep. Melissa Rooker MODERATOR Janis McMillen The theme of the 2013 legislative session is, without a doubt, control. Specifically, conservatives are seeking control over all facets of Kansas governance and public service, from our schools...
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No comments Monthly Archives: April 2013
True Blue Women event on ALEC Tuesday, April 23, 2013
ALEC is one of the main forces behind the problematic “education reform movement”. Here’s an event where you can learn more about this powerful group working behind the scenes to push their agenda in Kansas and other states. The public is welcome.If you think your elected officials are the only...
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No comments Let your checkbook do some talking!
Earlier this month, Brownback signed the bill prohibiting public employees from voluntarily deducting union dues from their paychecks. This is another ALEC bill that found its way into Kansas. Game On talked to teachers in our schools, and we did not hear of any who felt they needed to be...
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No comments House votes to relabel local support as state funding
The House has passed a bill (68-50) that amounts to relabeling some local support for public education as “state” support. The Education Conference Committee placed a mandatory 10% LOB provision in SB171. According to KASB, “It would require each district have a local option budget of at least 10 percent,...
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