Fast Facts on how vouchers harm students, schools and communities from the National Coalition for Public Education. Published on Facebook on Jan. 15th, 2024....
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No comments Monthly Archives: February 2024
Testimony needed for SPED bill; late notice for hearing and disregard of SPED task force work
So, remember how Rep. Williams pushed for a SPED task force to study the SPED formula during the 2023 legislative session? Remember how she avoided calling a meeting of the task force until her hand was forced by some of the committee members? Remember how Rep. Williams scheduled the meeting...
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No comments Advocacy group starts petition, seeks testimony asking Kansas lawmakers to oppose summer EBT ban
Would you be willing to testify on a bill that targets hungry kids? Comment or message us. Read more from our friends at Kansas Action for Children. “Under HB 2674, Kansas would be prohibited from participating in the new, permanent Summer EBT program. The federal program would provide just $120...
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No comments Private Schools, Public Money: School Leaders Are Pushing Parents to Exploit Voucher Programs
Vouchers are sold as a way of subsidizing private education for poor kids but they’re increasingly becoming welfare for the wealthy and a windfall for private schools without any corresponding obligations. “For years the program, EdChoice, targeted mostly lower-income students in struggling school districts. Now it is an entitlement available...
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