We oppose SB 424 heard in the Senate Select Committee on Education Finance today for the reasons outlined by KASB. Read their testimony here: https://kasb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SB424T.pdf Originally posted to Facebook on 3/15/2018. ...
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Huffington Post Opinion Piece on ‘School Choice’
Thanks to our friends at Network for Public Education for bringing this article to our attention. “So many of the choices that we make, personally and collectively, are about running away from this history. At some point, instead of fleeing and hunting for the next shiny scheme, we have to stay and conquer the inequities and disadvantages that have continued to accumulate in this country. ” The harsh truth about school choice. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-hopkinson-school-choice_us_5aa2cd35e4b01b9b0a3b2133 Originally posted to Facebook on 3/11/2018....
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Leave a Comment House Votes for Passage of Due Process Bill 72-48
UPDATE: House votes favorably for passage of due process bill 72-48. Final action tomorrow (Thursday). Historical context on the removal of due process can be found here: https://shawneemissionpost.com/…/a-look-back-at-contentious… Originally posted to Facebook on 3/7/2018....
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Leave a Comment Garden City Telegram Editorial on School Funding Study
We and others will be carefully evaluating what is and is not included in the study. “Senate President Susan Wagle made it clear what she wanted. ‘We’re focused on finding experts who can help show the court that funding is adequate,’ the Wichita Republican said before consultants were hired… “In a 2005 school finance case in Texas, a judge indicated Taylor’s research for the Texas Legislature was ‘not credible’ and ‘seriously flawed.’ “And now in Kansas, there’s reason to question what the state will receive for the $245,000 it forked over in taxpayer dollars for the study. During...
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