“Every day this week in the House Education Committee, the majority of the committee has ignored the desires of Kansans across the state, and implemented bills supporting the ideologies of the far right. To understand how the committee process is supposed to work (hat tip to my high school government teacher), committees are supposed to be where testimony on bills is heard, with proponents and opponents given an opportunity to speak, so that when the committee members vote, they can make an informed decision. After hearing testimony, the committee can work the bill – that is, they can...
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NE JOCO responses to bill which would ban AP and IB
“The bill itself is absurdly broad and would prohibit Kansas students from participating in AP, IB and other programs, curricula and tests aligned with Common Core, which is pretty much everything by now. This is not a feasible solution, ignores the work our schools and students have been doing to adapt over the past several years, usurps the role of the State Board of Education and shows an apparent lack of consultation with educators. This is not how education policy should be formed, and this bill will ultimately harm Kansas students. We hope it fails when it reaches...
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Leave a Comment Derby and Mulvane are getting into the game!
Derby and Mulvane are getting in the game! Thank you for talking with us about advocating for public education in your communities! “’Kansans need to do a lot better job of unspinning the spin and connecting the dots if we are to protect Kansas schools and ensure that our children receive the education that they need,’ Deedy said. Read more about our visit here: http://www.derbyinformer.com/news/article_36943644-da67-11e5-8699-c395f593502f.html...
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A message from Kansas PTA President, Denise Sultz on the Kansas House Education Committee I am saddened by the tactics yesterday used by some members of the House Education Committee to get a bill out of committee and on to the floor for a vote. Read my statement here: http://www.kansas-pta-legislative.org/sites/default/files/Kansas-House-Education-Committee-Message-From-Denise-Sultz-21816.pdf I am saddened by the tactics yesterday used by some members of the House Education Committee to get a bill out of committee and on to the floor for a vote. Last week, Kansas PTA heard that HB 2676, a bill to ban any standards that were aligned with...
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