We agree with this editorial. Does your legislator represent you and respond to your concerns or does he/she seem to be sticking to the talking points received from others? http://www.hutchnews.com/Editorialblogs/edit–survey-says...
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No comments Monthly Archives: September 2013
In Kansas, most school spending goes toward instruction and support services
So how does Kansas spend it’s K-12 funding? Almost entirely (less 4.8%) on instruction and support services. Support services that include social workers, librarians, bus drivers, computer centers and more. Claims of waste and inefficiencies simply don’t add up....
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“The scariest thing about charter schools is the lack of accountability. Over and over, the interests of profit are trumping the public good. The unregulated business model does not work for education. It works for profit, but . . . it disenfranchises vulnerable communities. And cities that have been in...
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No comments Review of ALEC report card on American education
The National Education Policy issues critical review of ALEC’s latest “Report Card on American Education: Ranking State K-12 Performance, Progress, and Reform” which “draws on ratings from market-oriented advocacy groups to grade states in areas such as support for charter schools, availability of vouchers, and permissiveness for homeschooling. The authors contend...
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