Monthly Archives: March 2016

Cartoon shows public school shakedown

This cartoon is from Arizona. Their governor and legislature are heavily influenced by ALEC. Right now we face the tax credit scholarship bill and Senator Knox’s foster care bill with a voucher component which shift public dollars toward private schools and home schools. http://m.tucson.com/news/opinion/image_19b33a65-f70b-5c58-9183-3fddca99e59e.html?mobile_touch=true...
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Important read explaining current school funding situation

This is an important read and explains a lot about our current school funding situation. “No one denies the obvious – that libertarian ideology is driving the current philosophy of Kansas state government and may be, for the moment, supported by a majority of the voters. The Koch brothers’ influence...
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SMSD budget outlook bleak

Stagnant funding is functionally reduced funding when costs for districts continue to rise. We also would like to stress that if school budgets are cut due to the legislature’s response to the Gannon equity decision, we will place blame directly on the legislature, not on the courts. “At the district’s...
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