“There is no power so great as the power of outraged moms. They are stronger than the Koch brothers, stronger than the Walton Family Foundation, stronger even than Bill Gates. When the lives of their children are at risk, they are a mighty and unstoppable force.” Diane Ravitch writing about...
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Schools turn to local taxpayers to replace equalization aid
Kansas public education underfunding is real and has real consequences for schools throughout the state. http://cjonline.com/news/2013-07-27/schools-turn-local-taxpayers-replace-equalization-aid...
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In Kansas, as in many other states, we face 2 related problems. One is persistent underfunding and the second is an education “reform” movement that pushes strategies that don’t work but do put public education funds into private hands while further taking money away from public schools. Here’s an interesting...
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In case anyone still isn’t convinced that ALEC bills, which better serve the interests of national corporate interests and agendas than the needs of Kansas school children, are being foisted upon the Sunflower State, see this article. Lastsession we saw multiple ALEC education bills. Our legislators are attending a conference...
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