Stagnant funding is functionally reduced funding when costs for districts continue to rise. We also would like to stress that if school budgets are cut due to the legislature’s response to the Gannon equity decision, we will place blame directly on the legislature, not on the courts. “At the district’s board meeting Monday, Superintendent Jim Hinson said the district already expects it will have to cut $4 million from other programs in the school year beginning in July just to keep up with anticipated increases in personnel salaries and its share of benefit costs, barring an influx of...
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Hinson warns of possible rising class sizes
SMSD patrons, please tune in and voice your concerns to your legislators. Ready to make a statement? Join our 2016 Walk to Topeka. Walk any or all days March 11-13 or join us Monday, March 14 at 9 am across the street from Topeka High School as we walk into the Capitol to hear from walkers and other speakers. “‘I do not see any scenario where we will see an increase in revenue,’ Hinson said. ‘The likelihood that we will receive the same level of funding is small. The likelihood that we will lose millions of dollars we...
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Leave a Comment Primer on education standards controversy
Here’s a helpful explanation of the status of Kansas standards. We disagree with Rep. Highland’s statement that we shouldn’t be concerned that the bill would eliminate AP and IB: http://cjonline.com/news/2016-02-22/primer-kansas-math-and-reading-controversy...
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Leave a Comment House passes bill to allow chiropractors to clear student athletes after head injuries
Still no word on how they’re going to adequately and equitably fund our schools, but the Kansas House passed a bill to let chiropractors clear athletes to compete after suffering concussions. Read more here http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article61787482.html and here http://www.pitch.com/FastPitch/archives/2016/02/22/another-day-of-crazy-in-topeka-kansas-house-passes-absurd-legislation-on-sports-related-concussions?platform=hootsuite. Here are the votes on HB 2578 amending the school sports head injury prevention act, allowing any “licensee of the healing arts” to clear student athletes after they’ve suffered a head injury. Currently only MDs and DOs can clear students but this bill would allow chiropractors to clear them as well. This bill also has nothing to do with figuring out school...
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