And yet, today there will be a hearing on giving tax credits for money given for students to attend private schools. We’ll be testifying against it. “Kansas revenue fell $6.8 million below [lowered] expectations in January, continuing an almost uninterrupted streak during the past several months of worse-than-expected collections for the state.” Read more here: http://cjonline.com/news/2016-02-01/kansas-revenue-68m-below-estimates-january...
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Supt. of Madison-Virgil USD 386 issues call
Here’s a message from Supt. of Madison-Virgil USD 386. Please heed his call and make your voices heard on all of these bills. Today, this proud tradition is at great risk with HB2504. HB2504 was introduced by Representative John Bradford (R) – Lansing. The bill was introduced as a school “realignment” bill, but has largely become known as the school “consolidation” bill. This bill would reduce the number of school districts from 286 to approximately 132 by forcing districts to merge together. In counties with less than 10,000 students, there would be a single countywide school district. Greenwood...
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Leave a Comment Schools and school supporters playing defense on four (or more) destructive bills this week
Please join us in defending our schools and teachers against these attacks. “Legislative interference in Kansas public education is becoming ever more threatening to communities, administrators and teachers. “This week alone, educators will be pressed to ward off four destructive measures that are up for hearings in the state Legislature.” Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article57802698.html...
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Leave a Comment Recap of hearing on school bond procedure bill
Here’s a recap of today’s hearing on the bill to create a new procedure for approving bond projects if state equalization aid is used. http://m.cjonline.com/news/2016-02-01/gop-house-members-angling-take-role-school-bond-decisions...
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