“Topeka Unified School District 501 on Friday announced a series of actions including cuts to summer school and canceling field trips to reduce spending in response to a mid-school year budget cut ordered by Gov. Sam Brownback. “A letter directed to USD 501 parents and staff and signed by superintendent...
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No comments Monthly Archives: March 2015
Link between opposing teachers unions and ALEC education reform
Why does the bill on the PNA (teacher negotiations) authored by ALEC task force member and paid KPI lobbyist Dave Trabert and the minority of the efficiency commission appear to be receiving more legislative support than the bill supported by the majority of the efficiency commission, KASB, the superintendents association...
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No comments Questions to ask about legislative newsletters
The session is underway and many legislators are sending newsletters. Do you receive your legislators’ newsletters? We find it interesting the way many of our “pro-public education” legislators talk about education funding. Does your legislator lump all funding (state, federal, special ed, capital) together and refer to rising spending without...
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No comments Local control missing in SB 171 discussion
We hear a lot about local control being an important Kansas value and one legislators say they will work to protect when they are running for office, but as we have watched the events of this week, we wonder if some have forgotten that. Why were the few proponents of...
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