Legislators and candidates who claim to support vouchers (whether they say tax credit scholarships, ESAs or some other made up reference to helping kids in so-called failing schools) and claim to support public education are either being dishonest or willfully ignorant. There will be a renewed effort to pass vouchers...
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State Board of Education Roster
The Kansas State Board of Education is at risk of being taken over by extremists. We believe these candidates, including incumbents Chair Melanie Haas and Betty Arnold, will be strong, traditional board members who will ensure Kansas children get the best opportunity for a high quality education....
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No comments The future of Kansas public schools is on the ballot. So are culture war candidates
“The Kansas State Board of Education often goes unnoticed, both by voters and the media, in the hurly-burly of state politics. It would be a mistake to overlook these races this fall. The future of our schools — and the young Kansans they educate — is at stake.” “The Kansas...
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No comments Vouchers are a Scam
Vouchers are a scam, eligibility does not equal access, and helping poor kids is a pretext. You cannot look at the programs in Arizona and elsewhere and come to any other conclusions. “But the question remains whether quality private schools, interested in making a profit, will have any reason to...
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