Does any of this sound familiar? We’re happy to see this Kentucky mom connecting the dots. “Correlation does not equal causation. And logical fallacies do not equal facts. Shame on these outsiders for coming into our town and criticizing our community, and cherry-picking someone else’s data and calling that “research”...
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No comments Monthly Archives: November 2017
Garden City Telegram advises scrap AFP postcards
“Self-serving political forces in Kansas won’t quit, determined to unseat state lawmakers who pushed back against an irresponsible ultraconservative agenda. “They’ve targeted those lawmakers in postcards filled with bogus claims. As the mailings arrive — repeatedly — Kansans should consider the source. “Americans for Prosperity (AFP), supported by the billionaire...
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No comments Contact Senators Roberts and Moran on harmful tax bill
“KASB members [and the rest of us] should contact U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran immediately to urge them to oppose the federal tax reform bill that will be debated this week. The measure siphons money from public education by eliminating tax deductions and bond financing programs that benefit...
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No comments KCUR reports teacher shortage acute in lower-income districts
“Children who come from low-income families, have disabilities, aren’t white or don’t speak English at home appear to be disproportionately paying the price of Kansas’ teacher shortage, according to an analysis by the Kansas News Service. “Particularly affected are Liberal, Garden City and Dodge City — southwest Kansas towns where...
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