Monthly Archives: October 2026

440 Million Dollar Short Fall in Special Education Funding Effects All Students

Itโ€™s Fact Check Friday! From Kansas Association of School Boards “FACT CHECK FRIDAY: CLASSROOM FUNDING GAINS CAN’T KEEP UP Kansas districts face a $440.4 million special education funding shortfall in FY 2026. Meanwhile, flexible classroom operating aid has grown by just $116.5 million since FY 2009. That’s a shortfall nearly...
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Vote Amy Diediker for State Board of Education

Hereโ€™s some important information from Stand Up Blue Valley. In 2025, ๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—๐—ถ๐—บ ๐— ๐—ฐ๐— ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—™๐—™ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ. It was the *first time* in district history that a Board member had LOST their re-election bid. Why? McMullen repeatedly ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—š๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ for students during...
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So this is an unusual post for us but weโ€™ve had a couple requests to share and we think this sounds fun. Baldwin High School, is competing in T-Mobileโ€™s Friday Night 5G Lights contest for a chance to win $1 million toward athletic facility upgrades. They are the only Kansas...
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