The school district consolidation bill “sets up future school boards and the State School Board to do the dirty work of closing buildings, eliminating jobs and local school boards because most of educations costs are in personnel meaning the only way to significantly reduce costs are closing buildings and eliminating...
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No comments Monthly Archives: February 2016
AFP-organized school choice rally met with grassroots public education rally
“Al Frisby, a member of Move On and a retired Shawnee Mission biology teacher, said the public school rally was organized in response to the school-choice event. He said champions of public education were concerned about state tax dollars flowing to private schools. “’There’s no transparency with these private schools,’...
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No comments Concerns about vouchers from Indiana
We should be learning from other states that have more experience with tax credit scholarships/vouchers/etc. Indiana is facing an expansion of their voucher program, though there’s no proof it’s effective. “Instead of approving two voucher expansion bills, lawmakers should instead call for a comprehensive and independent study of Indiana’s five-year-old...
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No comments School Choice Week led by Koch network organizations
In honor of school choice week. “Launched five years ago by the Gleason Family Foundation—which spent more than $4.3 million on the project in 2014—the week has grown rapidly through the backing of advocacy groups and deep pockets of funders focused on promoting charters, vouchers, and tax credits that aid...
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