Monthly Archives: November 2015

“It was a bad night for conservative school reformers in two Colorado elections being watched nationally in the education world — and public education advocates did well in key Philadelphia races as well. “Voters in the Denver suburb of Jefferson County on Tuesday tossed out three conservative members in a...

Way to go JeffCo AND DougCo in taking back your school boards! Thank you for showing us how important it is to pay attention to school board races and look beyond campaign rhetoric and that informed voters can defeat big money. “‘It sends a large message that you need to...

And remember, these estimates we’re missing are the lowered estimates. “Tax revenue flowing into the Kansas general treasury fell short of experts’ prognostications for the fourth consecutive month, elevating prospects of Gov. Sam Brownback ordering mid-year budget adjustments, officials said Monday.” Read more here: http://cjonline.com/news/state/2015-11-02/kansas-tax-revenue-tumbles-fourth-consecutive-month...

“Instead, Brownback and his aides are likely to consider targeted spending cuts and other budget adjustments, such as shuffling money among various government accounts, state budget director Shawn Sullivan said. Top legislators oppose reducing aid to public schools, but Sullivan said, ‘I’m not going to officially take it off the...