In the recent vote on the education finance bill with the harmful policy provisions, eastern Johnson County senators and representatives voted against the bill. Central and western Johnson County legislators voted in favor of the bill. This bill’s policy pieces were part of the privatization/anti-public school agenda pushed by the...
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No comments Monthly Archives: April 2014
Education reporters and advocates take to Twitter. Join us!
If you’re not already on Twitter, we highly recommend it. The reporters covering education in Kansas share much more information than they are able to include in the stories in the newspaper or on television. You can also hear directly from legislators and education advocates. Give it a try! http://www.kcpt.org/education/kansas-educators-battle-school-finance-bill-twitter/ We...
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This piece explains two things we have come to understand: (1) AFP’s financial support of legislators and ability to withdraw that support and fund a primary opponent creates a system in which many legislators feel they need to promote the AFP/ALEC agenda rather than listen to constituents back home; and (2)...
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Here’s the real impact in Shawnee County: “Under the bill, Shawnee County schools would see an influx of $1.13 million into their general and supplemental funds, their two main sources of daily operating dollars, which would still leave them far below the pre-recession rates of funding. Local superintendents said they...
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