“Jahnke said she’s frustrated with the Kansas Legislature’s budget proposal for next year. “’People keep saying, ‘Well, you just have to wait. Maybe next year, maybe next year.’ This is the only chance we get at third grade,’ she said. “The budget sets aside $601 million for special education. No...
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The Republican divide over school choice
Vouchers, no matter what they call them, hurt rural public schools and the students they serve. The conservative rural Tennesseeans in this video from ABC understand that. Kansans should, too. https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/republican-divide-school-choice-119996930? Originally posted to Facebook 3/24/2025....
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No comments The dismantling of the Department of Education is a disaster
We don’t normally post about federal education policy as we always have a lot going on in Kansas, but the dismantling of the Department of Education is a disaster, especially for poor and rural Kansans. Even if Congress doesn’t officially abolish it, President Trump has slashed its staff so it...
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No comments All students are impacted when SPED isn’t fully-funded
This post is from our friends at Stand Up Blue Valley but applies throughout the state. Underfunding SPED hurts ALL students, and the current status is unacceptable, yet our legislators don’t feel compelled to act. It wil also be unacceptable if they try to address the underfunding in the conference...
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