Game On community, it’s time to step out of your comfort zone. Our third walk from JOCO to Topeka is later this week and WE NEED YOU. We understand that publicly advocating for our schools is outside the norm for most of us. But desperate times call for desperate measures. We need to get more Kansans in the game and show legislators we’re not satisfied with their handling of our schools and our children. And we have multiple ways to get involved. 1. Walk with us. Join us for the whole walk or join us for a day...
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Sen. Abrams proposes new formula with outcome-based funding
Sen. Abrams is proposing a new formula with outcome-based funding to be piloted with the innovative districts. Read more here: http://kcur.org/post/new-outcome-based-kansas-school-funding-formula...
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Leave a Comment New York Times covers possible constitutional crisis
“Anybody with an elementary understanding of separation of powers should be shocked to have one branch of government come over and say they’re going to impede the process of the other,” said State Senator Ty Masterson, the Republican chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. “That’d be no different than us passing a law that says, ‘You can render an opinion, but if we do not agree with it, it shall not be published.’ It’s ridiculous on its face.” [Or, Sen. Masterson, to say that you can render an opinion but we’ll refuse to follow it as you’ve...
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Leave a Comment Cap Journal series on rural education highlights staffing problems
Here’s the second Cap Journal article on rural Kansas schools. “Garden City students speak 26 native tongues, from Burmese and Vietnamese to Somali and Spanish. During the past few decades, the area’s burgeoning meatpacking industry attracted workers from around the world. According to census data, a fifth of the city’s residents are born abroad…[Garden City Superintendent Atha] points to state aid as vital to helping schools attract and retain educators. Kansas slashed its base aid for K-12 schools following the 2008 recession, and today this funding source remains at levels similar to 14 years ago. “Educators argue what...
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