We share Rep. Hineman’s views on the three bills being heard in the House Education Committee this week. Quoting from his newsletter: Trouble Comes in Threes Representative John Bradford (R-Lansing) recently introduced three bills dealing with education. I touched on HB 2504 in last week’s newsletter. It would force consolidation of rural Kansas school districts and would threaten the existence of many rural schools and communities. I strongly oppose this measure, and I have been reminding my colleagues that following the last round of school consolidations in the 1960s there was a dramatic shift in the legislature, as...
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Contacting legislators tutorial
It’s time to be contacting legislators. We know some of you already have, but for the rest of you, here’s a tutorial. When you contact a legislator, identify the bill number if possible, that you are a constituent, and how you would like them to vote. You always want to be civil, but explain why you feel the way you do. If you don’t know who your legislator is, go to http://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/. For the first part of the session, bills will be in committee, so you want to email all the members of that committee. On our website...
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Leave a Comment School bills meddle but don’t solve funding woes
This week will be busy in the Kansas legislature with multiple harmful bills. Please stay tuned in and help your friends do the same. “If there’s a lack of urgency on finding a new formula, there’s no shortage of ideas for how the Legislature might meddle in public schools and local control… “The House Education Committee has scheduled hearings this week on one bill to let a new legislative panel decide the eligibility of school bond projects for state aid and another to dramatically expand the program offering tax credits for funding private-school scholarships. “On Wednesday the same...
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Leave a Comment Bill to ease criminal prosecution of teachers to be heard in House Judiciary
There will also be a hearing Tuesday on last year’s bill to make it easier to prosecute teachers who present lesson materials deemed harmful to minors. Parents, if you haven’t talked to your children’s teachers, please ask them how bills like this make them feel about teaching in Kansas. The bill is being heard in the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday at 3:30. Here’s an article from last year: http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article11101289.html...
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