Please join us at the rally for public education this Saturday at noon at South Park in Lawrence. And help us welcome GAME ON FOR KANSAS SCHOOLS as they walk through Lawrence on their way to Topeka to tell lawmakers to FUND KANSAS SCHOOLS! https://www.facebook.com/events/1072309182783306/...
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Adequate funding not a priority
“The Kansas Legislature is apparently brewing for a battle with the courts – not because they’re right, but because they don’t like being told they’re wrong when it comes to education funding. “In a week’s time, ultra-conservative Republicans in the House and Senate tossed out a school finance plan that had evolved over the course of about 23 years because it was too difficult for them to understand… “They have passed a more simple-minded finance plan that provides block grants to districts. The beauty of this plan, they claim, is that it allows more “local control.” In other...
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Leave a Comment Game On invites participation in 2015 Walk to Topeka
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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Leave a Comment 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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