“Wichita school district representatives say ‘flat funding’ for the district is actually a funding cut since the district’s costs will increase next year, in estimates as high as $30 million. “’Where are the priorities?’ asked Sen. O’Donnell. ‘Where the school district is, if they’re concerned about $15 to $17, to $30 million — all these figures they throw out — there’s things they [the school district] can do.’ “Meanwhile, Rogers says state legislators have the same responsibility, and suggests they step into a classroom. “’They’ve not gone to shadow a teacher, to understand the impact of what these...
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Teacher Palcic running for 15th District seat currently held by Davis
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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Leave a Comment 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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