“So why wouldn’t we expect the world of public education to mirror this increasing complexity? In pre-K through higher ed, we’ve had to add new teaching and staff positions to accommodate these new and redefined disciplines. Ongoing professional development is also required to keep up with our changing understanding of the world and how students learn. And as education staff grow in number and expertise, one would also expect a small level of growth in administration to handle the associated increase in management responsibilities. “However, a recent report (“Long-Term Growth in Instructional and Student Support Employees”) by the...
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Ignorance of constitution is not bliss
“We don’t believe the Constitution can be read any other way. Only the judiciary is empowered to ensure the citizens’ rights are upheld, and only the judiciary is capable of determining whether laws passed by the Legislature are valid by that same Constitution. “So why would lawmakers threaten to cut off all funding if a Shawnee County District Court strikes down last year’s law that says chief judges in district courts need to be elected by other judges instead of being appointed by the Supreme Court? “We would suggest it’s because these lawmakers believe themselves above the law,...
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Leave a Comment 72% of JOCO Representatives oppose district and vote to move school board elections
If only 2 of these 18 JOCO “Representatives” had voted against the bill to move local elections, it would not have passed....
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On May 22, 2015, the bill to move local elections passed by two votes despite being opposed by school boards and patrons. The count was 64-58. The Senate had already passed it so now it goes to the governor for signature. Here are the votes in the House. Did your Representative represent you and your school district? Yea – (64): Anthimides, Barker, Barton, Bradford, Bruchman, Brunk, B. Carpenter, W. Carpenter, Claeys, Corbet, Couture-Lovelady, Davis, DeGraaf, Dove, Esau, Estes, Garber, Goico, Gonzalez, Grosserode, Hawkins, Hedke, Hemsley, Highland, Hildabrand, Hoffman, Houser, Huebert, Hutchins, Hutton, Johnson, D. Jones, K. Jones, Kahrs,...
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