We recommend this Facebook page for sharing information on how cuts are affecting your district. We think this could be an extremely effective way to combat the rhetoric that we are just facing a “decrease in an increase” or that districts aren’t actually facing funding shortfalls. This “event” runs through...
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No comments Monthly Archives: March 2015
Ousley explains problems with moving local elections
We hear a lot about legislator support of local control, but SB 171 passed out of the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee despite being opposed by numerous school boards, municipalities and other local entities. Thank you to Rep. Ousley for explaining what’s wrong with SB 171. Because they are limited...
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No comments There is a debate about the existence of public schools
There are legislators in Kansas who share the view that we really shouldn’t even have public schools. You can sometimes catch them referring to them as “government” schools. The Fox host said, “There really shouldn’t be public schools, should there? I mean we should really go to a system where...
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No comments Public education supporters visit the Capitol
There was a lot of red in Topeka February 20. Way to go! https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=782512295151626&fref=nf...
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