UPDATE from Mainstream Coalition on March 15, 2016: The Kansas House has opted not to bring this bill [HB 2199 making sex ed opt in only] to the floor! Your hundreds of emails on this bill have had an effect! We will stay vigilant, but thank you, thank you, thank...
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Real world of school funding
The real world of school funding By Rod Haxton, editor of The Scott County Record There are two political worlds in which we live. There’s the world where we can deport nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants, tax cuts will always (always!) lead to balanced budgets and no one would be...
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No comments Gannon equity fix discussion continues
“Two Republican lawmakers on Tuesday [March 15] floated the idea of giving the Kansas Department of Education control over school funding. The idea was proposed during a hearing on a bill meant to address the Kansas Supreme Court’s order to fix inequities between school districts. “’We have a bunch of...
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No comments Support problem solvers, not charlatans in legislature
“But we don’t have to reward them those points. Instead, we should applaud those who take the thornier route and help solve the issues facing this state. “That requires us to place problem-solving above sound bites and vote for compromisers, not charlatans. “Fortunately, the information you need will be readily...
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