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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Leave a Comment Voters Continuously Reject Vouchers
In recent elections in multiple states, voters rejected vouchers. Supporting vouchers is not conservative, it’s radical and harmful. Watch this video narrated by Jennifer Berkshire, author of The Education Wars and recent visitor to Kansas. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DExjXCiOaLT...
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Leave a Comment KIFA Pledge to Support Legislators that Support Kansas Public Schools
We expect vouchers to be an issue this legislative session and beyond. It can be hard for legislators to represent their constituents and stand against pressure to pass vouchers. Our friends at KIFA have created this petition as a pledge to support those legislators who support public schools and the children and communities they serve. Please sign it and share! Here’s the link: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/kansas-public-dollars-for-kansas-public-schools...
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Leave a Comment Join Us for a Panel Discussion on the Harm that Vouchers and “School Choice” do to Students
It’s so important to be informed about how harmful vouchers are as we head into the next legislative session. Our own Judith Deedy will be on this panel with Josh Cowen, author of The Privateers, and Leah Fliter from KASB. Join us! https://www.facebook.com/events/442080432175980...
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Leave a Comment School choice backers keep changing their story
We have been in multiple meetings with Nancy Loome of Mississippi and agree with her editorial here. Vouchers started out as a way to fund segregation academies and have continued to fail to provide quality education to children not already attending private schools. We are watching for voucher bills in the Kansas legislature this session. We hope you are, too. “The school choice crowd can’t seem to get their story straight. The first iteration of their campaign to use state tax dollars to subsidize private schools came in 1954 in response to Brown vs. the Board of Education....
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