We hoped common sense had prevailed when a bill that would prohibit people from serving on a school board if they had a relative who works for any school district in the state failed to move out of committee. Now the legislature is surveying current school board members. “Lynn Rogers, a member of the Wichita school board, said that unless the bill is changed significantly, ‘there’s hardly a businessman on main street’ who wouldn’t be disqualified by this restriction… “Tom Krebs, spokesman for the Kansas Association of School Boards, said his organization was encouraging school board members to...
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Candy bars as school funding solution?
Do we determine funding based on our gut feeling that an overall number sounds like a lot of money, or do we look at unmet needs in districts and realize funding needs to be higher? Here’s an interesting look at the issue. “Jessica Seeliger, a mother of a kindergartener in Wellington, had a novel approach to the school’s fall fundraiser. Instead of just selling the candy bars, perhaps the governor, Hoffman, and 32nd District State Senator Steve Abrams could assist with the fundraiser since she reasoned they were part of the implementation of the current state budget that...
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We agree with this plea. “Neither the Kansas Board of Regents nor the State Board of Education should let the state’s self-inflicted fiscal crisis dissuade them from doing their job, which includes outlining the funding priorities for education in the state to those who control the money… “With Kansas’ revenues still struggling to meet monthly projections, funding the 2016 and 2017 budgets as passed will be hard enough. And the state’s conservative Legislature and governor aren’t looking to spend more on anything, after having raised sales and other taxes in June to bridge a huge budget gap. With...
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Leave a Comment State of Kansas is not a charity
“Here were my reflections throughout my ride: 1. Some things belong in the category of charity – for example, “A world free of MS”, probably a good fit. 2. Other things aren’t such a good fit for charity – for example, public education, paving streets, safe neighborhoods, immunizations and disease prevention, to quickly name a few. 3. Kansans are, by nature, ‘take care of your neighbor’ types, but it becomes harder to accomplish that with scant resources.” Read more here: http://realprosperityks.com/mckay-the-state-of-kansas-isnt-a-charity/...
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