Monthly Archives: December 2013

“Moving our schools from the public sector to the private sector is a false choice. Instead, as the research concisely demonstrates, parents and students should be able to choose a neighborhood public school with the important characteristics that are already established in the research literature and consistently observed in wealthy...

The next time you hear we need more charter schools to give choice to poor children, think of this piece:http://www.plunderbund.com/2013/12/10/ecot-founder-living-very-well-off-ohios-school-funding-dollars/...

We disagree with Governor Brownback’s recent statement that perception of ALEC’s influence in Kansas is overblown. Here’s a map showing Kansas has the nation’s 6th highest percentage of legislators with ALEC ties (42%). We believe Kansans know what Kansas needs, and our legislators don’t need to meet with national corporations to...

Please read and share this article. It explains what’s at stake. Every Kansan who cares about public schools should have their eyes wide open. “The Legislature’s failure to adequately pay for public education is a long-running Kansas story. The Supreme Court in 2005 ordered lawmakers to put more money into...