The legislature isn’t being very “efficient” with our taxpayer dollars. They are having short sessions at a cost of about $43,000 per day (roughly the cost of a teacher salary for a year), and many aren’t even showing up. Sen. Ty Masterson who is Chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee is reportedly out of state. Read more here: http://ksn.com/2015/05/27/kansas-house-members-get-paid-wednesday-for-ten-minutes-of-work/...
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Block grant means funding loss for Andover
From our friends at Andover Parent Legislative Council: “The cumulative effect of the new block grant funding bill means that Andover schools will lose $1 million dollars in operating funds over the next two years. Maintenance projects including needed roof and parking lot repairs have been delayed.” Read more here: http://usd385.org/page/194510_4...
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Learn about ALEC with Bill Moyers
In this episode, Bill Moyers explains ALEC. Listen to some of the discussion on education at the 11:45 and 23:22 points. http://billmoyers.com/episode/united-states-of-alec-a-follow-up/...
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