Thank you to the Topeka Capital Journal for publishing our response to Rep. Ryckman’s recent op ed which ran in papers throughout the state. Elected officials are entitled to share their perspective, but it’s important to give the public the opportunity to provide omitted information and correct inaccurate statements. The...
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No comments Monthly Archives: June 2019
WaPo Article on Financial Literacy Requirements
We opposed a bill to mandate financial literacy as a graduation requirement for Kansas high school students for multiple reasons. This article explains part of what’s wrong with such mandates. “Maybe we could design financial education more closely aligned with the financial needs and choices of average Americans, and divine...
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No comments New Research on Vouchers and Math Scores
A fellow school advocacy group, Public Schools First NC, posted this interesting article from Chalkbeat.org on their Facebook page… New research on a school voucher program in Louisiana found that it hurts students’ math scores — and those scores don’t improve. The voucher program also didn’t improve students’ chances of...
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No comments We Agree it’s Wrong to Pit Services Against Each Other
We agree with our friends at Stand Up Blue Valley who posted the following text on Facebook on May 2, 2019. The games they play: Pit services against each other/Who’s the bad guy? Yesterday during the Senate floor debate on whether or not to discuss Medicaid expansion we heard a couple...
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