We participate regularly in Zoom meetings organized by Save Our Schools Arizona, and we encourage Kansans to heed the advice of Arizonans and Floridians who have experienced the negative impacts of vouchers. These states aren’t models as some legislators and Koch-funded lobbyists claim-they’re cautionary tales. “Arizona and Florida are considered...
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No comments Monthly Archives: March 2024
Recordings reveal conservative political groups pressure lawmakers to vote for school vouchers in Tenn.; Kansas lawmakers face similar pressures
The same thing happens in Kansas. AFP and affilated groups have a very strong presence here, and legislators are threatened with primaries, postcards attacking them, loss of committee chair jobs, etc. when voting against vouchers, even when they know vouchers would hurt their communities. We need our citizens to be...
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No comments House Narrowly Passes Troubling Education Budget Bill, House Sub SB 387
We have bad news and good news. House Sub SB 387 (bad Frankenstein bill with K-12 education budget and SPED funding increase held hostage with bad policy provisions) has passed the House 65-58. The good news is that it only had 2 more votes than needed to pass (and 2...
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No comments House Rep. and Former Superintendent Criticizes Flawed Funding Bill; Urge a NO vote on House Sub for SB 387
Rep. Younger did an excellent job earlier today explaining several of the biggest flaws with the policy crammed into House Sub for SB 387 (the Frankenstein K-12 education budget bill). Please watch and share and urge your Representative to vote NO on SB 387. Originally published on Facebook on March...
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