Shawnee Mission School District’s motion to intervene as a party in the Gannon case has been denied by the Kansas Supreme Court. The Court found that the district’s interests are not adequately represented by the parties, but also found that the motion was untimely. Oral arguments by the parties on the equity portion of the case will be heard at the Supreme Court on November 6. The adequacy portion of the case will be addressed in the spring. Read more here: http://pvpost.com/2015/09/22/kansas-supreme-court-denies-shawnee-mission-school-district-motion-to-intervene-in-gannon-case-42861...
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Charters attract attention of FBI
Notice that there are no Kansas schools on this list. Let’s keep it that way. “Over the last decade, the charter school movement has morphed from a small, community-based effort to foster alternative education into a national push to privatize public schools, pushed by free-market foundations and big education-management companies. This transformation opened the door to profit-seekers looking for a way to cash in on public funds. “Riding the wave of pro-privatization, rightwing propaganda that public schools have ‘failed’ and need to be turned over to private business operators, charter school lobbyists, working with ALEC, have been able...
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Leave a Comment Save Our Schools/Cowley County educating community
We’re happy to see Save Our Schools / Cowley County working to educate their community. “Don Shimkus of Oxford told a group of about 40 here Tuesday they should register and vote if they want to see more state support for public education… “Legislators tell him they do not hear enough from their constituents, Shimkus said. He urged his audience to contact lawmakers. ‘If you don’t tell them what you want, they won’t know what you want.’… “The need to support public education in Topeka is urgent, Shimkus implied. He said it was his “personal belief that there...
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Leave a Comment KS Education Commissioner to share results of community conversations with KS residents
Here’s the media release: “Earlier this year, Kansas Commissioner of Education Dr. Randy Watson and Deputy Commissioner Brad Neuenswander held community conversations across the state to find out from the citizens of Kansas what they want from their education system. More than 1,800 Kansas residents, teachers, parents, students, higher education representatives and members of the business community participated in these events and their responses have been gathered and analyzed. Now, it’s time to report back on what Kansans told us. “Commissioner Watson will present what Kansans say are the qualities, characteristics and skills of a successful 24-year old...
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