We’re sharing the content of a Facebook post by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, a reporter at the Topeka Capital-Journal. A bill in the Kansas Legislature would require school districts to consolidate into countywide districts for all counties that have fewer than 10,000 students. In Kansas, that’s 98 of 105 counties. Here I’ve produced a map that shows them in red, and a second map that shows the 22 counties that currently do only have one school district based in them. (State data lists district enrollment according to where each district is based, but district boundaries can spill over into more...
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Early education national security issue
“The responsibility of safeguarding the futures of Kansas youth now rests on the shoulders of the Legislature. I strongly urge it to reject the budget proposal to dismantle the Children’s Initiatives Fund. “The fund not only increases children’s educational success, but also strengthens the future security of our nation.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article56532258.html...
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Leave a Comment Game On Walk 2016 planned for March 11-14
This year, we will have three walks to Topeka, one from Merriam/Kansas City, one from Manhattan, and one from Emporia. This post covers the Kansas City area walk. (See http://gameonforkansasschools.com/2016/02/game-on-2016-walk-to-include-manhattan-route/ for information on the Manhattan route and http://gameonforkansasschools.com/2016/02/game-on-2016-walk-to-include-emporia-route/ for information on the Emporia route. If you would like to join us for any or all of the walk, or if you can’t walk but can otherwise volunteer (drivers are also needed), please sign up using this Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Oqv0H3iU1sqF44QHGr950llK7vnz4kyOWTFqrQ92XZg/viewform?c=0&w=1. We will coordinate transportation and meals so it is really necessary that we know how many are participating in the walk portions. We...
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Leave a Comment Wichita faces large cost increases
“Wichita schools could face as much as $27 million in cost increases next year with no increase in state funding, the district’s top financial official said… “School board president Betty Arnold said school leaders need to be clear with the public that state funding for classroom operating expenses is not increasing, despite overall budget figures that may show funding increases.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/local/education/article56609798.html...
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