Several school districts went through the first round of requests for emergency funding under the block grant program. “Winners of this first-ever sweepstakes were the Louisburg, Concordia, Skyline, Waconda and Lebo-Waverly districts. Financial appeals by North Lyon County, Southern Lyon County and Arkansas City were rejected…The council then adopted, on a party-line vote and with Brownback’s support, injection of $478,000 into the five districts.” Read more here: http://cjonline.com/news/2015-05-05/state-council-hands-478000-emergency-funding-five-public-school-districts...
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KSBOE and KSDE statement in support of teachers
We support this statement from KSDE and the State Board of Education for Teacher Appreciation Week. Dear Educators of Kansas, Thank you. Thank you for being shapers of dreams, creators of excellence, protectors of children and stewards of education. Thank you for igniting Kansas children’s passion to learn; for teaching them that all things are possible, but not always easy; that it’s okay to fail, because we learn from our mistakes; and that if life ever becomes more than they can handle, that you are their trusted shoulder of support. Thank you for standing tall in the face...
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Due process important to good teachers
“[Editor’s note: In recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week, The Topeka Capital-Journal invited area educators to have their say on issues in education that they feel are important today. Nathan McAlister teaches history at Royal Valley Middle School. Currently in his 17th year of teaching, McAlister was the 2010 National History Teacher of the Year and sits on the board of directors of the National Council for History Education.] “Due process began out of the need to protect good teachers. Indeed the very inception of the right was stated by the Kansas Supreme Court in 1957 ‘to protect competent...
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