Game On was at Nemaha Schools in Seneca, KS. The Nemaha community is getting in the game! ...
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No comments Monthly Archives: March 2014
HB 2227 would move local elections to the fall
From our friends at Educate Lawrence: Educate Lawrence encourages you to contact your Kansas House representative immediately to vote against HB 2227. HB 2227 would move all local general elections from April of odd-numbered years to November of odd-numbered years, with the primary moved from February to August. Breaking from...
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No comments Action Alert – February 24 – SB 196 (expanded for-profit charters) and SB 211 (local elections in fall)
ACTION ALERT ON TWO BILLS Tuesday, the Senate Education Committee will work/vote on SB196 the For-Profit Charter School bill. Have you contacted the Senate Ed Committee yet? The ALEC charter bill from last year had a hearing on 2/14/14 and is back again. Please contact committee members and urge them...
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No comments Milwaukee voucher school dumps student
The corporate tax credit scholarship bill under consideration by the legislature provides a mechanism for funneling money from the state general fund to nonpublic schools, with no accreditation requirements and no accountability. It serves the same basic function as a voucher. See this letter from a school utilizing the Milwaukee...
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