We’re hearing that this bill is already generating quite the public response and some legislators are already saying they’ll vote against it. Keep it up. We hope to see similar public reaction and similar legislative responsiveness on other bills, such as the tax credit scholarship bill which will be heard...
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No comments Monthly Archives: February 2016
Stand Up Blue Valley to host forum February 4
Stand Up Blue Valley is in the game and hosting a forum Thursday, February 4th 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM High Plains Room, Blue Valley District Office, 15020 Metcalf Stand Up Blue Valley invites you to a community forum on the topic of legislation affecting our schools. Guest speaker Kansas State...
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District consolidation bill wouldn’t directly lead to school closures but school patrons are concerned of eventual effects and impacts on school boards. This article nicely outlines the issues. http://cjonline.com/news/2016-01-27/kansas-school-patrons-wary-consolidation-bill...
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TBT in honor of school choice week. We posted this one in 2014. “First, it is appalling that anyone would dare to equate the billionaire-funded destruction of our most treasured public institutions with the grassroots-led struggles for racial equality to which many of our elders and ancestors made heroic sacrifices....
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