We do not count Sen. Holmes among our public education supporters, but we think Superintendent Taylor would be. Read more here: http://www.hutchnews.com/news/local_state_news/updated-stafford-usd-superintendent-taylor-challenging-holmes/article_b2b2fdfd-9ec7-5ab3-a731-082533fe84da.html...
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Wichita students consider proposed cuts
“The students, who represented every Wichita high school and eSchool, broke into small groups to review dozens of potential budget cut proposals, including laying off teachers, eliminating all-day kindergarten, cutting extracurricular activities, scaling back bus transportation and moving to a four-day school week. “The district is trying to cut $16 million to $30 million from its 2017 budget, which begins in July, because costs are expected to increase while revenue will be flat under the state’s block grant funding system.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/local/education/article69129052.html....
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Leave a Comment Legislators should spend time in schools
“She walked away wondering ‘when schools became the enemy.’ “Part of the problem is that some state lawmakers rarely visit public schools, let alone spend half a day observing teachers and visiting with administrators. As a result, their perceptions of public schools may be based on talking points pushed by anti-tax groups, not on what’s actually happening in classrooms. “This can lead to wrongheaded legislation that second-guesses teachers and administrators and undermines teacher unions.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/opinion/editorials/article69089292.html....
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Leave a Comment Negligible increases in teacher base pay
From KASB: “Base salaries for teachers have increased less than 1.7 percent annually since 2010 and when inflation is taken into account, the raises haven’t been keeping up, according to new information from Kansas school districts. “The report shows that since 2010, Kansas teachers have received annual increases in base salaries of 0.6 percent, 0.1 percent, 0.9 percent, 1.6 percent, 0.9 percent, 1.3 percent and 0.3 percent. “But when inflation is factored in, salaries fell 1.2 percent in 2010, 3.6 percent in 2011, 1.0 percent in 2012, then increased 0.6 percent in 2013 before decreasing again by 1.1...
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