Have you voted yet? Anti-public education candidates get elected by public education supporters who don’t vote. And we have a critically important constitutional amendment on the ballot which would fundamentally alter an institution that has protected public education funding for generations of Kansas kids. Please don’t sit on the sidelines of this very important primary election. Each of us only has one vote, and no one can cast yours for you. Many parents of school aged children will be on vacation next week. If your family will be gone, please go vote this week....
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Candidates Misuse NAEP Data
We are once again seeing candidates for Kansas Governor, State Board of Education and House misusing testing data, sometimes improperly citing NAEP statistics to disparage Kansas student achievement. They either don’t know or are intentionally lying by conflating NAEP proficient with grade level. We’re not sure which is worse but we are sure that we see this misuse most often by candidates who do not support our public schools. We all want our schools to improve but we caution against candidates who spend their campaign resources criticizing public school student achievement and urging support for vouchers. Even when...
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Leave a Comment Concerns about State Board of Education Candidates
We share retiring State Board of Education member Jim Porter’s concerns about the 1776 Project PAC/Moms for Liberty supported candidates. In the primary, we believe Destry Brown (District 9) and Jean Clifford (District 5) will support our public schools and the children they serve better than their opponents. Read more perspective from Jim. Jim Porter Kansas State Board of Education – District 9...
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Leave a Comment Kansas United for Impartial Courts
Please vote NO to protect public education in Kansas! Early voting locations are open now! Originally posted on facebook 7/28...
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