“Educators and community members marched from Kansas City to Topeka over the weekend, making a statement about public education. “Governor Sam Brownback and Republican leaders say a new plan to fund schools through ‘Block Grants’ will give more money and flexibility to local schools. “Activists with ‘Game on Kansas’ are marching because they disagree.” http://ksnt.com/2015/03/30/kansas-parents-say-game-on-for-public-education/...
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Listen to Game On walker explain why she undertook trek
http://kansaspublicradio.org/kpr-news/education-advocates-walk-60-miles-kansas-statehouse...
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Leave a Comment Thank you Topeka High School Drum Line
Did we mention we had a drum line for our final leg of the walk on Monday? Thank you to the Topeka High School Drum Line for providing the beat for our feet. See here: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10206498967341054&pnref=story, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k2T0cVA3mQ&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop and https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204149035787993&pnref=story...
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Leave a Comment PV Post profiles grueling march to Topeka
Great description of the Game On walk. Thank you PV Post! “But for [Devin] Wilson, the attention the walk attracts for Game On’s cause is well worth the price of aching muscles and blistered toes. In fact, it was coverage of [Heather] Ousley’s first walk that got Wilson involved in Game On in the first place. Much like Ousley, Wilson had watched news trickle in about the state of Johnson County schools that had him furrowing his brow. A north central Kansas native, Wilson and his wife had bought a home in Lenexa in 2000 largely on the...
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