“Children who come from low-income families, have disabilities, aren’t white or don’t speak English at home appear to be disproportionately paying the price of Kansas’ teacher shortage, according to an analysis by the Kansas News Service. “Particularly affected are Liberal, Garden City and Dodge City — southwest Kansas towns where most of the students come from low-income families and more than half face the added challenge of building math, literacy and other skills while acquiring English as a second language. The state’s largest school district, Wichita Public Schools — another predominantly non-white district where three-fourths of the students...
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Read our guest column for MainStream Coalition
Is an “unsuitable” education acceptable? Guest columnist Judith Deedy of Game On for Kansas Schools explores the prospects for public education finance ahead of the 2018 Kansas Legislative Session, including the possibility of a Constitutional amendment to remove the “suitable” requirement for a Kansas public education. Funding Schools is Difficult but Necessary Posted by MainStream Coalition 269.60sc on November 27, 2017 Education advocates are carefully watching how the legislature responds to the latest Gannon decision. In October, the Kansas Supreme Court once again ruled that our state funding for public education is unconstitutionally inadequate and inequitable. The plaintiffs and the...
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Leave a Comment Game On and others oppose new Capitol fee policy
We oppose this new fee policy. Game On has held several events in the Capitol, and it looks like we would now be charged several hundred dollars for each of them. We believe it’s important to send the message that the Capitol is the people’s house, and we remind those implementing this policy that we are Kansas taxpayers. “On Friday, state budget director Shawn Sullivan had a question for his Twitter audience: “Should Kansas taxpayers subsidize events and rallies held at the Capitol?” We think so. Those events and rallies are the most visible manifestation of democracy in...
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Leave a Comment Happy Thanksgiving from Game On
Happy Thanksgiving! We take this time to give thanks to all those who have worked to protect public education in Kansas. Thank you to the over 15,000 of you who follow us on Facebook and Twitter and especially those who like, comment, share and retweet our information. Thank you to all the teachers, staff, administrators and school board members who work to give our children the education they need. Thank you to the parents and other community members who volunteer their time and energy to support our schools and the children they serve. Thank you to Kansans who...
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