Governor Brownback is again proposing an ALEC idea that has failed elsewhere (teacher merit pay) and sticking to talking points about putting “more money in the classroom”, instead of addressing the complex needs of Kansas schools.
“I want more money going to teachers. I’m for merit pay,” he said during a 30-minute session last week…
“’They’re trying to fit the product they want – which is competent children – into an inadequate budget number,’ Robb said…
“Desetti acknowledged that Brownback’s call for more money into classrooms is ‘a great talking point’ because, ‘people nod.’ But he said it’s not clear exactly where spending would drop.
“’Shall we take the fuel out of the buses?’ he said.”
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