Monthly Archives: April 2014

“Legislators now are on an extended break that precedes their return to the Capitol for the regular wrap-up session. But they should take no pride in the work they did over the weekend, regardless of what anyone thinks of the final product. Some of the measures included in the school...

We agree with this editorial, too, and hope that last weekend’s events showed many Kansans how corrupt the Kansas legislature has become and the importance of looking beyond postcard spin in August and November. “Why, if [corporate tax credit scholarships and elimination of teacher due process] are so grand and...

“Conservatives in the Kansas Legislature this weekend took advantage of a serious problem — inequities in public school funding — to attack teachers and create new problems. In a deplorable sneak attack, Senate leadership and allies in the House tied the elimination of due process for teachers to crucial elements of...

We agree. This is bad policy and bad government. “Where was the love for those ‘great’ schools as the Legislature voted to strip teachers of their due-process rights, subsidize private education with a corporate income-tax credit, and pass unproven ideological reforms while trampling on the policymaking responsibilities of the Kansas...