In 2015, Ty Masterson was a state senator relying on accounting gimicks to criticize public school funding and Cindy Holscher and her daughter were concerned citizens participating in Game On’s 60-mile walk to Topeka to bring attention to the Kansas legislature’s failure to adequately fund our schools. Both governor candidates...
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No comments Monthly Archives: October 2026
We see a lot of people blaming schools for doing things businesses and/or communities asked them to do. It is appropriate to continue to refine our ideas of what public education should look like. It’s not appropriate to relentlessly criticize school administrators and school boards as they navigate societal/academic/technological changes...
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The future of public education in Kansas is on the ballot. Ty Masterson has repeatedly shown us he would underfund public schools and hand over taxpayer dollars to private schools with no oversight and no guardrails. Cindy Holscher has been an advocate for public education for longer than she has...
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No comments Closing the Gaps
We think a lot of legislators should read this piece. “We should absolutely hold schools accountable for the difference they make in children’s lives. We just need to stop pretending they’re responsible for every difference that existed before those children ever walked through the door.” We would also add we...
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