We thank Kansas School Superintendents Association for inviting us to speak with them yesterday. Let’s do this! Thanks to Judith and Karen from Game on for Kansas Schools for visiting with superintendents this afternoon in Wichita. #gameonforkansasschools...
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No comments Monthly Archives: December 2013
What the new PISA scores actually tell us
The new PISA scores are out. They don’t actually show American schools are failing. It’s also notable that the state of Florida, whose “reform model” is supported by some legislators in Kansas, participated as a state and did not perform well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf9UVg-TdH0&feature=youtu.be...
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ALEC creates model bills and brings together corporate interests and legislators behind closed doors. We opposed several ALEC education bills in the 2013 Kansas legislative session. They recently even proposed to have legislators sign a loyalty oath: “I will act with care and loyalty and put the interests of the...
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“We’re taking it on as our mission to, let’s say, improve the breed,” Gabel said. Whereas Rep. Diana Dierks “said she answers to her constituents — the voters of the 71st District — not to Kansans for Liberty.” “At first, when I saw this, I thought, ‘Good grief, what did I...
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