Before we wrap today, I would like to note that far-right conservative candidates appear to have fallen short in Johnson County and Baldwin City school board races. According to the Game on for Kansas Schools group, ‘It was a very good election (though not perfect) for traditional candidates and a very bad election for extremists across the state.’

“Can we now finally put to rest the ridiculous idea that a vast majority of Kansans are clamoring for drastic changes to their public schools?

“Far-right ideologues see public education as a Trojan Horse to inject their poisonous ideas into mainstream discourse. They want schools to stop teaching about the pernicious effects of racism and the fact that LGBTQ people exist. They want to install a statewide voucher program that would destroy K-12 education as we know it.

“Kansans don’t want that. They don’t agree with that. Their votes on Tuesday proved it.

“If state politicians do anything in regard to our schools, they ought to fully fund them and finally spend the required amount on special education services. The public doesn’t want dramatic change; it wants elected officials who will do their jobs and make this a better state

Check out this Op-Ed reflecting on the implications of the Nov. 7th elections here in Kansas: https://kansasreflector.com/2023/11/09/last-years-kansas-elections-previewed-results-this-year-voters-want-abortion-rights-less-drama/?fbclid=IwAR3EM-Rd0hNo4HglirohoAUV-gGOr3AsVQNUUQC_6LASVa_2dMQeyj57Tug

Originally posted on Facebook on Nov. 10th, 2023