“Crafted out of sight. Unveiled to allow Kansas’ 286 school districts just part of one workday and a weekend to try to understand its potential impact before hearings began. “Handled by the money committees rather than the education panels in each chamber. Hurriedly approved by the House Appropriations Committee, which valued the endorsements of a very few anti-tax special-interest groups over the outcry of hundreds of people who actually spend time in Kansas schools. “Engineered so that it could only be amended and fully debated in one chamber and have an up-or-down vote in the other. Altered to...
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Rep. Bollier and teacher Rivers discuss public education on KCUR
Here’s an informative radio spot. Listen to Rep. Bollier and teacher Erin Rivers discuss issues facing public education. http://kcur.org/podcasts/68154/rss.xml...
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Leave a Comment House Elections Committee seeks to move local elections to fall of even years
On March 16 the House Elections committee approved a bill that would move local elections, including school board elections, to the fall of EVEN years which would put them in the same election cycle as state and federal elections. How much attention do you think your school board elections will receive under that scenario? Read more here: http://www.kasb.org/wcm/_NB/15/NB0317a.aspx...
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Leave a Comment Rep. Lunn links school spending to judicial budget
Rep. Jerry Lunn “pressed a district court judge Monday on whether a court order to force the state to pay more to schools could lead to funding cuts for the court system.” “The exchange occurred during a hearing on the budget for the Kansas judicial branch.” Read more: http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/prairie-politics/article14580998.html...
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