Here’s another warning on charters from Ohio. “We were told at the beginning, ‘We can do it cheaper and better.’ And they are doing it at twice the cost and it’s worse,” said [Stephen] Dyer. Charter schools are funded by the state on the backs of school districts and taxpayers....
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Quote of the day from 1980 Libertarian platform
Quote of the day from the 1980 Libertarian presidential platform in 1980 when David Koch was the Vice Presidential candidate: “We advocate the complete separation of education and State. Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children and interfere with the free choice of individuals. Government ownership, operation, regulation, and...
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The efficiency committee created in HB 2506 had its first meeting July 18. KASB’s Mark Tallman offers good advice: “The commission has an important role for the simple fact that money will always be limited, and educational needs to continue to grow. The Kansas Constitution requires a system of public...
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“Rep. Stephanie Clayton, R-Overland Park, a self-described moderate, voted against the bill. Clayton accused AFP, a conservative advocacy group with ties to the Koch family, of perpetrating a smear campaign against her. “She supported an earlier bill that had bipartisan backing and lacked the controversial reforms. The bill had 91...
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