We continue to believe Sen. Wagle and Rep. Ryckman’s attack on Dale Dennis was dirty politics. We agree with this school administrator’s blog post. Wichita and Olathe, have you contacted your legislators? Originally posted to Facebook on 1/28/18....
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AP News Article on KS BOE and Dale Dennis
AP News article about KS State Board of Ed’s response to criticism of Dale Dennis. https://www.apnews.com/ac1b7f0794934f818235db2dddbfa55d Originally published on Facebook on 1/26/18....
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Leave a Comment KS Ed Groups Disagree with Legislature Leadership on Dale Dennis
Senate President Susan Wagle and House Speaker Ron Ryckman have attacked Deputy Education Commissioner Dale Dennis over an issue regarding a longstanding practice of calculating transportation funding for large districts. We have heard from several legislators that this practice was not a secret, and we believe that Sen. Wagle and Rep. Ryckman’s letter to the Chairman of the State Board of Education demanding he be placed on administrative leave while they investigate whether he violated state law is dirty politics. We have seen Mr. Dennis in hearings and are among many who are grateful for his years of...
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Leave a Comment KSDE Survey of Kansas School Districts Results
A blog post by Mark Tallman of KASB “If provided an additional $600 million in funding over three years, school district leaders say they would spend $255 million to enhance programs for at-risk students, increase the graduation rate and help students better prepare to succeed after high school – all of which would address the Kansas Supreme Court’s concern about underperforming students. There would also be $90 million available to increase teacher salaries that have fallen behind several neighboring states. It is important to realize that it will cost the remainder — or $255 million over three years...
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