We’re happy to see Save Our Schools / Cowley County working to educate their community. “Don Shimkus of Oxford told a group of about 40 here Tuesday they should register and vote if they want to see more state support for public education… “Legislators tell him they do not hear...
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No comments Monthly Archives: September 2015
KS Education Commissioner to share results of community conversations with KS residents
Here’s the media release: “Earlier this year, Kansas Commissioner of Education Dr. Randy Watson and Deputy Commissioner Brad Neuenswander held community conversations across the state to find out from the citizens of Kansas what they want from their education system. More than 1,800 Kansas residents, teachers, parents, students, higher education...
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No comments Teacher flight not as bad as reported, but issues remain
“Yes, most Kansas teachers you talk to are mad. “They’re tired. Politics and financial wars are wearing them thin, and some are leaving. “But the notion — fueled by dubious state numbers — that teachers are stampeding by the thousands for the border or out of teaching altogether is highly...
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No comments Flat funding isn’t flat
“However, until that time, expect more and more questions about things like tech ed. Expect more questions about what districts can, or can not, live without. As fixed costs — especially utilities and health insurance premiums — continue to rise, districts will get more and more squeezed. “Despite every attempt...
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