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State Board of Education Roster

The Kansas State Board of Education is at risk of being taken over by extremists. We believe these candidates, including incumbents Chair Melanie Haas and Betty Arnold, will be strong, traditional board members who will ensure Kansas children get the best opportunity for a high quality education....
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General Election Rosters 2024

Game On for Kansas Schools is releasing its rosters for the November 5, 2024 races for the Kansas State Board of Education, Senate, and House. Incumbents who have consistently supported public education while serving in office are on the “Varsity Squad.” Challengers we believe will be the best advocates for public education are on our roster of “Top Recruits,” while incumbents who have repeatedly failed to support public education are “Benched for academic ineligibility.” While national races get a lot more attention, the outcomes of these local elections have tremendous impact on your lives and on our children’s...
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Oklahoma taxpayers were sold a load of bull about parental choice tax credits

Tax credit “scholarships” are vouchers, and in state after state, the low-income kids are just used to get the bill passed, but as they grow, they are most used by higher income families. We are currently fighting another expansion of the Kansas tax credit “scholarship” which would get rid of the income cap and public school attendance requirements for certain groups of students in our state. Here’s the latest from Oklahoma. “Lawmakers swore until they were blue in the face that the program, which allows the Oklahoma Tax Commission to issue individuals checks ranging from $5,000 to $7,500,...
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SB 47 School Board bill update

On February 19th, the Senate narrowly passed SB 47-the make it easier to harass and market an alternate school board organization to school board members and make it easier for minority board members to hijack the agenda bill. We submitted written testimony in opposition to this bill. Please thank the Senators who opposed this bill. Are the Senators who passed this bill “representing” you? Originally posted to Facebook on 2/20/2025....
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Upcoming KIFA Conversations

Join us for a KIFA conversation on protecting public education on February 27th at 7 pm. As we face continued efforts to expand vouchers and to restrict special education funding and more, it’s important to be informed and to learn how you can help protect our public schools and the children they serve. Originally posted to Facebook on 2/20/2025....
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