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Yet another example of why expanding charters in Kansas is not a good idea. “In other words, there is no evidence the free-market capitalism allowed in Utah’s charter school system is providing better results for students. “But it clearly is producing winners. One company that received more than $4 million last year is headed by the sister of the president of the state charter school board. Another company ($1 million from charters last year) is operated by a state legislator, and two others ($4.7 million and $4.5 million last year) are run by relatives of legislators. (Surprise! All...

What can you do? We hear that question a lot, and there are many things you can do to change the direction of our state and increase support for public education! Here’s a list of things you can do now and over the next several months. 1. Register to vote, and if you have a high school or college student in your life, make sure they are registered. Remember, you’ll need to have proof of citizenship. 2. Become informed about your legislator. Frankly, when campaigning, we find that almost every legislator claims to be a champion of education,...

Are you making sure your friends understand what’s at stake with judicial retention elections this year? “[T]he hardest fought statewide campaign might just involve four people you’ve never heard of. “For the first time ever there will be a coordinated effort to oust state Supreme Court justices. The bad blood between the state Supreme Court and conservatives in Kansas goes back ten years to when the justices ordered the state to pump more than $500 million dollars more into public education.” http://kcur.org/post/get-ready-raucous-kansas-supreme-court-retention-race...

We’ll have more information on education votes soon, but this is a helpful snapshot. Do you know how your legislator voted? Click here: http://www.mainstreamcoalition.org/how_did_your_legislators_vote...