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Efficiencies or something else?

“That idea — requiring public school districts across the state to spend down their reserve funds — has drawn the biggest headlines across the state and, by no reasonable definition, qualifies as an “efficiency” move. It’s simply a matter of robbing Peter to pay Paul. The report suggests allowing school districts to maintain reserves of up to 15 percent of their operating budgets, but no more. Local districts argue that they need their reserves to make sure they can continue to operate during difficult financial times. Forcing districts to spend reserves above that 15 percent would provide about...
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Common Core bill could threaten college readiness

“However that new bill has several new provisions, like eliminating any national tests or programs that have been designed around Common Core standards. “’They’re good high standards, so all of your textbooks, all of your national testing including ACT, SAT, AP, IB, they’ve all aligned themselves to it,’” said Ford. “So schools could no longer deliver those high level classes, or even teach to prepare your student for the ACT or SAT… “Ford says that could have been brought to the committee’s attention – but plans for this discussion didn’t even appear on the schedule. “A presentation on...
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Bill to prohibit Common Core, AP and IB passes House Education Committee

“The measure – similar to one proposed last year – calls for AP, IB and similar courses and tests to be aligned with new, non-Common Core Kansas standards. Educators say that directive would be difficult, if not impossible, because such courses are modeled on national or international frameworks. “According to the bill’s fiscal note, it would prohibit anything related to Common Core in Kansas classrooms and would require new standards for math and language arts and new assessments. The Kansas State Department of Education has estimated the development of new standards would take two years and cost $9...
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Gut and go with Common Core bill explained

KNEA’s Mark Desetti explains what happened in February 17th’s House Education Committee with the gut and go and passage of a new extreme anti-Common Core bill without public notice or a hearing after a talk that was to be on the history of education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69exrI2phM8&feature=youtu.be...
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