Help us educate more Kansans by referring your friends to our site! We all have friends who support our public schools but do not understand the disdain some legislators have for them, or the misguided movement to bring the Florida reform model/ALEC agenda to Kansas. We have too many legislators...
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No comments Monthly Archives: May 2013
Corporate tax “scholarships” not working in New Hampshire
The corporate tax “scholarship” ALEC model bill passed the Kansas House Education Committee before being narrowly defeated on the House floor during the regular legislative session. It will be back next year. Here’s an analysis of how New Hampshire’s corporate tax “scholarship” (voucher) bill isn’t wanted by parents or local...
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No comments ALEC, big money and public education “reforms” as seen in parent trigger
This is a long piece but it connects the dots between ALEC, big money and public education “reform” in a specific example. Parents in Florida are facing a similar battle with a parent trigger bill in the legislature despite being opposed by the state PTA and parent advocacy groups. The...
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No comments Facebook post from Rep. Barbara Bollier
Have spent the day with Kansas Teacher of the Year award winners along with Rep.’s Rooker, Clayton, and Perry touring some of the amazing and innovative programs in the SM School District. My comment at the end of the day was, “Why do we need legislation for innovative schools in...
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