“Shannon Cotsoradis, chief executive of the advocacy group Kansas Action for Children, said she thought the initiative was ill conceived. ‘We are deeply troubled by the idea of using millions of dollars in TANF money to pay for literacy work,’ she said. ‘These are dollars that are meant to help...
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Editorial: Court not to blame for school funding issues
“Apparently Wagle doesn’t understand the court’s role in a democracy and its responsibility to uphold the Kansas Constitution. Also, the Legislature’s own attempts in recent years to limit lawsuits and restrict the court’s authority are recognition of the court’s role in school funding. It’s also noteworthy that Wagle didn’t argue...
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No comments Parents from Game On leadership group meet with parents and other concerned community members in Wichita area
Parents from the Game On leadership group were in Wichita yesterday meeting with parents and other concerned community members from Wichita, Andover, Goddard, Derby, El Dorado, Cheney and Valley Center. We had a great discussion! Parents throughout Kansas are getting organized and standing up for Kansas children. Would you like...
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“Kansans might think that state lawmakers tasked with understanding and deciding how to evaluate and reform the state’s school finance formula would be interested in hearing from educators, school administrators and the state agency or board directly charged with education oversight. They’d be wrong, however.”http://www.hutchnews.com/Editorialblogs/edit–school-finance-meeting...
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