“’We’re at a point we can’t have any more reductions to the teaching staff,’ Patton said. “’Many of us (districts) have cut to the bare bone. We’ve been frugal as we can without impacting kids.’ “If the district has to make any more cuts, it will impact class size. They have reached the minimum number of teachers per student and there’s not room for a size change.” Read more here: http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20160402/NEWS/160409923....
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Update on adequacy portion of Gannon
Here’s a helpful update on the adequacy portion of the Gannon case. Read it here: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2016/apr/03/school-funding-adequacy-next-big-question-kansas-s/....
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One of the women who walked all 3 days of the Kansas City/Merriam leg of this year’s walk to Topeka has written a poem reflecting on her experience and gave us permission to share it. Becky Schmidt Plate I have been pondering my experience since the Game On for Kansas Schools walk this year. I have been working on a new poem since and finished writing it this morning. Here it goes: Souls upon Soles Walking across Kansas dry straw stands in last year’s fields like so much blonde hair standing on end like a chill up her...
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Leave a Comment Noble: parents need to get in the game
We agree! “It is time to get in the game for your public schools. Without your advocacy, we will face further cuts and program reductions. “Quality schools are the cornerstone of a quality community and for many years our schools and community exemplified that relationship. Contact your legislators. Tell them your story of cuts you’ve noticed as a parent or grandparent of a student in our schools. We need your help.” Read more here: https://www.hillsborofreepress.com/opinion/editorials/we-need-your-help...
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