“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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2016 walkers make it to Topeka
Our walkers encountered rain and some hail on Day 3 but they persevered and made it to Topeka! Thank you to KNEA for providing lunches to all of our Sunday walkers. ...
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Leave a Comment Walk to Topeka at time of high stakes
“‘I think ultimately our goal is to tell parents to get in the game,’ she said. ‘I mean, it is time to be paying attention. It is time to be focusing on what is impacting their children and their children’s classroom. We are the people who are being represented in Topeka. And if our concerns aren’t being addressed, we need to consider who we’re electing to represent us.'” Read more here: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2016/mar/13/fourth-straight-year-school-advocates-marching-top/...
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Leave a Comment Realtor/dad urges involvement in school funding support
“Honestly, I feel guilty that I have not had more of a voice on this issue. Yet moving forward that will change. I also feel guilty that all of the wonderful teachers that I know at Prairie Elementary, where my son Ben attends, are not guaranteed a job as of the new school year. These teachers who dedicate their lives to our communities are victims of a failed state budget and revenue system. That does not seem fair to me… “At the end of the day, I urge you to contact your representative and let them know that...
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