“Jahnke said she’s frustrated with the Kansas Legislature’s budget proposal for next year. “’People keep saying, ‘Well, you just have to wait. Maybe next year, maybe next year.’ This is the only chance we get at third grade,’ she said. “The budget sets aside $601 million for special education. No additional funding combined with rising costs and a growing need means the Johnson County schools would have to pull dollars from their general funds, which they say would impact all students and teachers.” https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/its-such-a-statement-joco-mom-reacts-to-school-districts-joint-letter-regarding-special-education-funding Originally posted to Facebook 3/24/2025....
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The Republican divide over school choice
Vouchers, no matter what they call them, hurt rural public schools and the students they serve. The conservative rural Tennesseeans in this video from ABC understand that. Kansans should, too. https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/republican-divide-school-choice-119996930? Originally posted to Facebook 3/24/2025....
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Leave a Comment The dismantling of the Department of Education is a disaster
We don’t normally post about federal education policy as we always have a lot going on in Kansas, but the dismantling of the Department of Education is a disaster, especially for poor and rural Kansans. Even if Congress doesn’t officially abolish it, President Trump has slashed its staff so it can no longer do its job. Hugoton USD 210 Superintendent Adrian Howie explains why this is so awful in this post on Facebook. Urge your US Representative and our Senators to act now! Originally shared to Facebook 3/24/2025 from Adrian Howie’s post on 3/21/2025....
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Leave a Comment All students are impacted when SPED isn’t fully-funded
This post is from our friends at Stand Up Blue Valley but applies throughout the state. Underfunding SPED hurts ALL students, and the current status is unacceptable, yet our legislators don’t feel compelled to act. It wil also be unacceptable if they try to address the underfunding in the conference committee by using SPED funding as a bargaining chip for voucher expansion. Just stop the games, do the right thing and fund SPED. Also, in August remember how this is being played out and realize how much Kansas legislative leadership and their dark money funders hate having the...
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