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The Senate and House will be debating bills designed to comply with the Gannon equity order tomorrow [March 24]. “The state we’re in right now, there is no additional funding available,” Denning said. Sen. Laura Kelly, a Ways and Means Committee member and a Topeka Democrat, voted against advancing the bill. The budget certainty for school districts in the plan is the good news, she said, “but knowing that you don’t have enough coming is the bad news….” “‘All we did was play with the formula to free up a bunch of money,’ she said. ‘We call it...

The bill to require teachers to vote every three years to retain their union passed on emergency final action this afternoon after it was forwarded earlier today. “Sen. Jeff Longbine, R-Emporia, said no teachers or school board members approached lawmakers in committee to say the measure was needed. He expressed concern the Legislature is reneging on a deal reached last year between representatives from school districts and teachers on changes to how negotiations are handled between the groups. Lawmakers approved the deal.” Read more here: http://m.cjonline.com/news/2016-03-23/senate-passes-bill-requiring-teacher-union-elections#gsc.tab=0 On roll call the vote was: Yea – (22) (Are they representing you?)...

Here are two recaps of yesterday’s House action on the bill to repeal the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards: http://cjonline.com/news/state/2016-03-22/house-votes-reject-bill-repealing-common-core-education-standards and http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2016/mar/22/house-rejects-bill-repeal-common-core-standards/....