“Two Republican lawmakers on Tuesday [March 15] floated the idea of giving the Kansas Department of Education control over school funding. The idea was proposed during a hearing on a bill meant to address the Kansas Supreme Court’s order to fix inequities between school districts. “’We have a bunch of winners here. Where are they?’ Kleeb asked. The Wichita school district’s lobbyist, Diane Gjerstad, attended the meeting. “’This is the first inning in the school finance game and it’s going to be a long nine innings. …We don’t believe this will be the end product,’ Gjerstad said when...
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Support problem solvers, not charlatans in legislature
“But we don’t have to reward them those points. Instead, we should applaud those who take the thornier route and help solve the issues facing this state. “That requires us to place problem-solving above sound bites and vote for compromisers, not charlatans. “Fortunately, the information you need will be readily available in the pages of this newspaper. Before long, the problem-solvers will emerge. They will work diligently, taking flak from less reasonable legislators. “We, the editorial board, pledge to support them on this page. They may be conservatives or liberals or moderates, but that will not dictate our...
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Leave a Comment Game On members share inspiration and motivation in Capitol rotunda
As the final part of the 2016 walk to Topeka, several Game On members offered statements explaining the meaning of the walk. Some speakers spoke extemporaneously, but we are including the written statements of those who had them. Judith Deedy, Game On for Kansas Schools executive director, mother of 3 children in the Shawnee Mission School District Thank you for coming today. I’m Judith Deedy, Executive Director of Game On for Kansas Schools and a mother of 2 6th graders and an 8th grader. Game On is a true grassroots effort. We are Republicans, Democrats and Independents from...
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Leave a Comment Emporia citizens walk to Topeka to support public schools
“’I’m motivated to do this because of all the negativity surrounding school funding right now,’ [Erica] Huggard said. ‘I want to do something positive to bring awareness to the needs of our students and the needs for public schools. I was excited that this was an opportunity that Emporia got invited to so we could maybe get some people in this area engaged.’” Read more here: http://www.emporiagazette.com/news/article_1af99672-a2cc-5c20-9c78-16afa000d1d1.html....
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