We don’t think this bill will become law in its current form, but it’s a bad bill, and we think our audience should know about it and contact committee members to urge them to vote against it. Here is some background from KASB. KASB and the United School Administrators of Kansas oppose HB 2789, which promotes the carrying of concealed handguns in classrooms and could override local decision-making. A hearing on the bill is scheduled for 8 a.m. Tuesday before the House Insurance Committee. Here is a link to testimony by KASB and USA-Kansas. https://kasb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/HB2789T.pdf KASB and USA-Kansas support...
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KASB: What We Learned From the New Cost Study
Here are the key points from the study, and why its findings are not really surprising. 1. Amount of money matters in student achievement. 2. Kansas already has highly efficient schools. 3. It takes a really big increase in funding to have the best results in the nation. 4. Additionally funding can be phased in. 5. The legislature has options. Read more about it in Mark Tallman’s blog post for KASB: http://tallmankasb.blogspot.com/…/what-we-learned-from-new-… Originally posted to Facebook on 3/26/2018....
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Leave a Comment Wichita Eagle Article on KS Graduation Rates Ambition
“The study “finds a strong, positive relationship between educational outcomes and educational costs,” the authors said in their report. District officials point to a 15.7 percent increase in the graduation rate over the past seven years and say they could make bigger strides with more resources, including more teachers and counselors.” http://amp.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article206674884.html?__twitter_impression=true Originally posted to Facebook on 3/26/2018....
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Leave a Comment Wichita Eagle Editorial re: School Funding
“There is little positive news in the ongoing effort to fund Kansas public education. The state Supreme Court’s deadline for a new funding formula is five weeks away, the study statehouse leaders hoped would tell them spending minimally was an option instead told them to spend much more, and lawmakers said high-end figures are only reachable through hefty tax increases — in an election year.” http://amp.kansas.com/opi…/editorials/article206683354.html…...
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