This is a great summary of our current situation.
“These concerns have turned many previously content parents into activists demanding that Mr. Brownback reverse course on his large tax cuts in order to free up money for public schools.

“’The overall sentiment here is, ‘We need different representation in Topeka that will stand up to the governor,’’ said Cindy Neely, a registered Republican and guidance counselor who said her school district was ‘constantly’ looking for places to trim its budget. ‘It feels like, in Kansas, the last two to three years have just been constant stress and constant worry.'”

We also got a mention:

“Of even greater concern to many parents is a sense, they say, that the state leadership does not support the very concept of public education.

“’People are saying, ‘This is not the Kansas I know,’ and ‘This is not the Republican Party I know,’” said Judith Deedy, who helped start the group Game On for Kansas Schools.

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