“Kansas Supreme Court justices spent nearly two hours grilling attorneys on both sides of a case that could determine how independent the judicial branch of government is from the legislative and executive branches. “At issue is the case of Judge Larry T. Solomon, chief judge of the 30th Judicial District...
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Warnings about “choice” from Ohio
Here’s the latest warning on the charter industry from Ohio. It’s a long read but an important one. We should learn from their mistakes. “School vouchers, tuition tax credits, education savings plans and other money-follows-the-child schemes are also a significant threat to the existence of a viable common school system...
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Yesterday in the K-12 Student Success Committee hearing, we heard testimony that both implied and explicitly said that Kansas should expand charter authorizers beyond districts. This study highlights some of our concerns. “Four major policy concerns are identified: 1. A substantial share of public expenditure intended for the delivery of...
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No comments Chains running many of America’s charter schools
Many of these are not laboratories of innovation testing methods that could be applied to public schools. They are chains taking money from the states in which they operate. Read more here: https://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2015/12/07/picture-post-week-follow-up-on-whos-running-americas-charter-schools/?utm_content=buffer0175a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer...
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