We are closely watching the issue of teacher staffing. We have seen some of our best teachers leave the profession entirely or move to other states or to private schools, and we question whether young people will choose teaching when they see tax plans that pit income tax rates against...
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No comments Monthly Archives: September 2013
More on Jim Hinson and issues facing SMSD
Here is some additional insight into SMSD’s new superintendent and the issues the district is facing. It also includes input from Game On members. .http://m.pitch.com/kansascity/jim-hinson-shawnee-mission-school-district-independence-school-district-funding/Content?oid=3405187...
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No comments The ALEC version of charter schools has been failing in Ohio after over a decade.
“Charter schools have been touted as the key method by which Ohio was going to improve public schooling in Ohio for over a decade. Charters have long been given flexibility by the state to try innovative programs and have been frequently exempted from many of the same regulations that constrain...
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No comments Public Schools: Make Them Private by Milton Friedman
For those of you trying to understand whether there really is a move to privatize public education, please read this piece by Milton Friedman entitled “Public Schools: Make Them Private”. Having seen that the charter and voucher experiments conducted in other states have done nothing more than siphon needed funds...
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