Sharing a Facebook post from our friends at MainStream Coalition: Have you thanked a teacher today? This morning MainStream met with Kim Palcic, a 3rd grade teacher and parent of two public school children in Olathe. Her frustrations about the attacks on public education and the attempts to strip away autonomy from our local cities and communities led to her decision to run for office. Thank you to all teachers but especially to teachers like Kim Palcic who are putting themsevles on the front line to defend our schools. Click on the link below to see if you...
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McKay on 3 Aprils Fools jokes
“2. Support for education: In the first three months of 2016 alone the Governor and some policymakers proposed dismantling early education, approved a plan for K12 that shifts money from one pot to another, and cut higher education by $17 million. This comes after consecutive years of sweeps, cuts, and other gimmicks that have left our comprehensive education system struggling. If policymakers and the Governor support education, their actions in the last several years fail to reflect as much. And if we’re sincere about growing the Kansas economy, the place to start is with education… “April Fools’ Day...
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Leave a Comment NY Times covers KS battle over judiciary
“Driving the conflict in Kansas is the recent dominance of conservative Republicans led by Mr. Brownback. Many legislators say the courts have overstepped their role by ruling that cuts in school funding violate the state Constitution’s guarantee of a basic level of education.” Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/02/us/outraged-by-kansas-justices-rulings-gop-seeks-to-reshape-court.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news....
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Leave a Comment Morris to challenge Claeys
“Morris, 40, said that as he circulated his petition to run for the seat now held by J.R. Claeys, R-Salina, the 2012 legislation that eliminated the income tax for corporations was the talk of the district… “Morris said Kansas’ financing for education is a mess. He plans to meet with school administrators and teachers to formulate an idea. “’They come up with budgets to take care of our schools, and the Supreme Court keeps sending it back to them. It is a ridiculous idea to change our Supreme Court to meet the governor’s demand. I am not finding...
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