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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Save Our Schools Cowley County educates community about ALEC
Our friends at Save Our Schools Cowley County hosted an showing of Bill Moyers’ “The United States of ALEC” (http://billmoyers.com/episode/united-states-of-alec/). Do you know who ALEC is? If not, watch the episode. Here’s the writeup from the Winfield Courier. “Seaton stated that ALEC is working for alternatives to public education. One way is through pushing for charter schools and privatized education…A law currently making its way through the Kansas Legislature, HB 2457, being shepherded by Rep. Kasha Kelley, R-Arkansas City, seeks to increase corporate tax credits for those giving scholarships to students attending private schools. “One audience member mentioned...
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“But those issues aren’t priorities for Brownback, Wagle and their cohorts. They blindly takes cues from the Kansas Chamber and Kansas Policy Institute, which push American Legislative Exchange Council-crafted policies designed to benefit Koch Industries and other large corporations intent on rewriting rules of government to suit their interests. “Privatized education is among their top policy goals, but ALEC followers also waste time on [other] senseless pursuits…Kansans shouldn’t tolerate a far-right, ideology-driven faction dismissing the state’s strong tradition of support for K-12 public schools.” http://www.gctelegram.com/opinion/lax-effort-kansans-deserve-to-see-more-focus-on-problems/article_eb3eb773-5096-58f0-95f3-655743b78652.html...
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Leave a Comment Legislature plans to work 49 bills in 2 days
Please pay attention this session and note that this is not the way rational people formulate state policy! Our legislature planned to hear 49 bills in 2 days before turnaround. http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/capitol-report/2016/feb/21/lawmakers-to-work-49-bills-in-two-days-j/...
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