12/29/2015 The Winfield Daily Courier: Courier Views “The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld its own constitutional authority. By ruling against a law that would have diminished that authority, the court told the legislature to stay in its place. Several new conservative voices, including those of Justice Caleb Stegall and House Speaker...
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No comments Monthly Archives: February 2016
Ohio district sues state board for money lost to charters
We continue to watch how the charter experiment is going in Ohio. “In its resolution, the Claymont board said, ‘Charter schools as a group in Ohio demonstrate low academic performance compared to traditional schools, and … the fraud and corruption in charter schools, as reported repeatedly in the public media,...
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No comments Cherry Picking Data, Tricksters & the Assault on Kansas Public Education
Thank you for putting this together, Marcel Harmon. We’re working on this defense. “Governor Brownback, his ultra-conservative allies in the Kansas legislature and the Kansas Policy Institute (KPI) have been fairly bold in their misrepresentation of data, in general and specifically in their attacks on public education. Likely they vary...
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No comments Good files for 75th District House seat
Recently retired teacher, Mary Martha Good has filed for the Republican nomination for the 75th District in the Kansas House… “Good will focus on providing accountability and transparency in legislative proceedings and the budget, working to help Kansans on KanCare waiting lists get crucial health services, and initiatives that recognize...
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