The first voucher bill of the Kansas session was introduced yesterday. We strongly oppose vouchers whether they are called “tax credit scholarships” or “education savings accounts” or something else because the data show they do not help struggling students, they lack basic accountability measures and they take public money at a time when our public schools, which educate the vast majority of Kansas kids, are still not fully funded. Be informed.”Studies of voucher programs across the country have found that students who participate in private school voucher programs fare worse academically than students educated in public schools, and...
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Engage with K-12 Education Budget Committee
Parents and teachers, it’s time to engage, particularly with the K-12 Education Budget Committee. A few voices are distorting DEI initiatives and curriculum transparency. Let them hear from you, too. In SMSD parents have extensive access to curriculum through parent Canvas accounts. Does your district have similar access?“The goals of transparency, or even the ideas of parental involvement in schools, these are these are good things, right? Friedman said. “They’re things that we would support. But we have to think carefully about the mechanisms that we’re putting in place, and the ulterior developments that could could emerge from...
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Leave a Comment Capitol Update: Rep Jo Ella Hoye
We share Rep. Hoye’s concerns. “I attended the Rising Star Elementary School General PTA Meeting on September 10, 2019. This meeting is on my mind now because two-and-a-half years later, I find myself sitting on the House K-12 Education Budget Committee scratching my head as to why my school district has been summoned to appear before our committee for a production of accusations and finger-wagging.”This bothers me, not only because our school district has urgent priorities amid this horrible pandemic, but because they face scrutiny and outrage invented by public school opponents.”Critical Race Theory keeps morphing as lobbyists...
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Leave a Comment SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION ALERT!
School board elections are rapidly approaching, and we are especially concerned this year as we are seeing a number of candidates throughout the state who appear inexperienced, uninformed and/or are sharing information from or aligning with organizations and individuals who have opposed financial support for our community schools and have supported harmful education policy. Many of them are also being supported by a national anti-CRT PAC (again, CRT is not taught in our schools but is being used as a wedge issue) based in New York or including CRT or other wedge issues in their platforms. There are...
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