Eudora’s superintendent, Steve Splichal explains what Eudora might lose if school funding continues to lag. He concludes, These facts make it clear: There just aren’t any easy answers. (*Please see note below.) If you care about a quality education in Eudora, please take time TODAY and contact the people elected to represent you in Topeka. Here are links to the officials who represent voters in our district: Senator Tom Holland Representative Connie O’Brien Representative John Wilson If you live in another Kansas district, go to http://openkansas.org/ to find your elected officials and their contact information. Send a letter...
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SE KS administrators object to school bills
“‘These are the same legislators that say they want to keep the legislature out of local areas of control,’ [USD 101 Superintendent Steve] Woolf continued. ‘This is a local control issue. This is not a legislative issue. I am embarrassed they are taking that on rather than showing trust in the local school board elected by the people. To do this makes a mockery of our school system.’ “Reading off a list of bills the Kansas Legislature is considering regarding education this session, Woolf said it would appear that some legislators have an agenda to tear down public...
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Last week in talking about the bill to move local elections to the fall, Sen. Holmes objected that he was only hearing from organized groups and claimed John Q. Public supported the bill despite overwhelming opposition from municipalities, school boards, PTA, Game On and others. At the same time, legislators, including Rep. Hawkins referenced in the linked article, expressed irritation at being contacted by high school students about the bill to criminalize the teaching of material deemed by some to be “harmful to minors”. We believe legislators need to be more open to what qualifies as hearing from...
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Leave a Comment KCEG and KEPC report shows KS lagging in key areas
This does not make us optimistic about the future of Kansas school funding. Please look at any efforts to “reform” the school funding formula in this context. Do you think a new formula will provide better funding for Kansas school children? “Kansas continues to lag the region in most measures of economic growth, an analysis of reports by the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors shows, despite promises that tax cuts would bring economic growth. “The analysis, jointly released by The Kansas Center for Economic Growth (KCEG) and the Kansas Economic Progress Council (KEPC), shows that in recent years,...
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