Monthly Archives: February 2015

Thank you to Lori Rice, Kansas teacher, for speaking out and advising others to join her. “Below is my letter I will be sending to my government leaders as they start planning funding and making laws about this world I live in every day. As you write your letter, give...

Gov. Sam Brownback’s plan to “block grant” school funding both ignores the courts and puts fewer dollars into the classroom. It’s not “a time-out in the school finance wars,” as Brownback claimed. It’s more like a diversionary tactic. Brownback announced during his State of the State address that he wanted...

Brownback said during his campaign that he would not cut spending on public education. Now, he says, the spending on K-12 education is “unsustainable.” He says schools cannot remain “untouched” in budget cuts…Many conservative legislators, like Merrick, don’t care about the impending deficit…Finally, they can shrink government — including school...