We share Mr. Wempe’s apparent frustration that Kansans support public education but continue to elect too many legislators who don’t. We elected a pro-public education governor but our legislature moved slightly backwards. There is more work to do in this session and in the next election. Stay vigilant, Kansas.

“Yet we continue to elect many to represent us who are openly hostile to public education and constantly seek to degrade and limit those who serve in our public schools. This latest legislative effort is a perfect example. And it seems to be supported by leadership. It seems to be a continuation of the constant effort to support measures which damage public education. And it will be supported by many in our state as an ideological issue who, in the real world, are supportive of their local school system. And, of course, it will be supported by many older folks, perhaps near my age, who can’t understand why schools can’t function as they did in ‘our day,’ or who consider the most important job of their legislator is to reduce spending without regard to the issue or the result…