Join us Saturday, March 29th 12-3:30 at the West Wyandotte Branch Public Library Auditorium for an encore presentation of Backpack Full of Cash. RSVP with the QR code or by emailing info@voterrightsnetwork.org. The event will include a screening of the documentary Backpack Full of Cash, a refreshment break and panel discussion. The documentary “Backpack Full of Cash” explores the growing push toward funding private schools and the resulting impact on America’s most vulnerable children. It exposes the world of corporate-driven, so-called “education reform,” where public education — starved of resources — hangs in the balance. It is a...
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KASB reminder to fully fund SPED!
Remind your legislator-providing SPED services is mandatory, so state funding shouldn’t be optional. It’s never a bad time to remind lawmakers about the need to increase special education funding in Kansas!...
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Leave a Comment Legislative Action Alert 3/25/2025!
Contact your Representative and your Senator NOW and urge them to sustain the governor’s veto of SB 4 which would eliminate the 3-day grace period for the arrival of ballots post-marked by election day. Many parents of K-12 students also have college students and know how much postal service delays have impacted the ability of our students and others to vote. It’s important to affirm the commitment of our youngest voters to have their votes counted. Eliminating the 3-day grace period also imposes a poll tax by forcing voters to pay for express mail/Fed Ex/UPS in order to...
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Leave a Comment Voters will decide how to pick Kansas Supreme Court justices. But how many will cast a ballot?
Electing Supreme Court Justices would be bad for Kansas public education. We are disappointed to see legislators claim they just voted to let the people decide the issue while simultaneously voting to rig the results by putting the constitutional amendment on the August primary ballot, rather than on the November general election one. August elections are lower turnout, occur when K-12 families and educators are on vacation and have a higher percentage of far-right voters. “‘They think the voters should have a bigger role in the selection process,’ said Democratic Rep. Lindsay Vaugh of Overland Park. ‘To that,...
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