“Hundreds of public education teachers and parents marched Monday from Topeka High School to the Capitol to denounce legislative obstructions to adequate financing of K-12 school districts and policy jeopardizing instruction of children statewide. “Some participants walked 60 miles to Topeka along routes stretching from Manhattan, Emporia and Merriam. Rain, hail, wind and sore feet didn’t deter folks allied with Game On for Kansas Schools, a nonpartisan advocacy group. “’We are Republicans, Democrats and independents,’ said Judith Deedy, executive director at Game On. ‘We’re parents, teachers and concerned citizens. We can’t sit idly by while our Kansas schools...
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Game On rally draws hundreds to Capitol
Thank you, Kansans for showing your support for our public schools. Over 400 attended the final leg of our walk on Monday, March 14, 2016! ...
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Game On participants came from throughout the state, including a group from Ashland and Beeler. ...
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Leave a Comment Librarians share exhaustion of supporting a cause
“And then, I realized, that exhaustion is what the Kansas education community has felt like for years. And last night, it had only been 24 hours since we’d been made aware of this bill.” ICYMI, library funding was at risk due to a bill that would cap library and other mill levies. Libraries were eventually removed from the bill, but read more about the controversy here: http://www.heatherbraum.info/libraries/kansas-library-advocacy-reflections/...
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