A Shawnee Mission School District mom explains why we need our state to provide core services. “I see Kim, our vision teacher, teaching Danny as a nearly blind infant, to recognize our faces. I see Linda and Harrietta, amazing friends, caring for adults with physical and intellectual disabilities in their...
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No comments Monthly Archives: March 2015
Keep merit selection of justices in Kansas
“Lawmakers should resist ruining a Supreme Court selection process with a 57-year record of judicial independence and impartiality, especially with the former Senate Judiciary Committee chairman now quoting Brownback as saying in 2012 he wanted to ‘change the way we select judges so we can get judges who will vote...
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No comments Lawmakers propose yet another bill to alter PNA
Originally posted February 23, 2015: We are having trouble keeping track of all the teacher negotiations bills, but we remain convinced that the right thing to do is to pass the bill containing the agreement between the superintendents association, the school administrators association, the school boards association and the teachers...
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No comments School board member Lori Blake shares letter to Brownback
We received this open letter from a school board member. Thank you for speaking up, Lori Blake! An open letter to our governor, Like you, I am a lifelong resident of Kansas, an elected leader, and a devoted spouse and parent. My career and various responsibilities fill each day but,...
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