We testified in the K-12 Education Budget Committee hearing yesterday on a bill (HB 2594) to create a new task force to study education funding in preparation for the sunset of the current formula in 2027 and to abolish the current special education task force. We and other conferees opposed...
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Public education advocates oppose elimination of special ed task force
“Public education advocates on Monday voiced their opposition to a proposal that would eliminate a task force charged with studying how special education can be better funded. “The special education task force, created by the Legislature last year, met once but only after there was an effort undertaken to force...
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No comments Tell Congress to Vote No on Tax Credit Vouchers
We focus on state issues, but federal issues affect Kansas school funding and policy. Make sure our US Senators Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran, and your US Representative Sharice Davids, Ron Estes, Tracey Mann or Jake LaTurner )depending on which district you’re in) hear from you. Here’s an alert on...
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No comments Tax dollars are wasted in states with school vouchers
Look at the reality, not the talking points. Multiple Kansas legislators and the dark money that funds them want to bring these deeply flawed voucher programs here. “Indiana is a tragic example of a state that started a voucher program aimed at low-income families, but now gives vouchers worth about...
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