“Which is why Roddy sees what’s going on at the statehouse right now, as an attack on public education. ”’The pace of the block grant and the whole scrapping of the school formula kind of seem to me like kind of devaluing public education,’ said Roddy… “Some Wichitans are so concerned about the speed of the block grant bill, as well as other legislation coming from the statehouse, they’re planning a day trip to Topeka. They’re headed up to lobby lawmakers at the statehouse Wednesday morning.” Read more here: http://m.kwch.com/news/parents-concerned-about-speed-of-block-grant-funding-proposal/31727334...
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Block grant bill approved by House Appropriations
“‘Trickery. Trickery. Trickery,’ said Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore, D-Kansas City. “’I’m pretty sure school boards spent the whole weekend … looking at this bill. And then to have it rushed through in 24 hours is ridiculous. It’s probably one of the biggest decisions we make this year and it certainly commanded a little more time and attention than what we gave it,’ Wolfe Moore said. ‘This is just a way to speed the bill through with less eyes on it.'” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article13202321.html...
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We’re grateful for superintendents working to inform and engage their communities! “Steve Spilchal, superintendent of Eudora USD 491, said he has received positive feedback from ‘Everything to Lose,’ a short video he recently posted on his district’s Facebook page, calling patrons to contact their legislators and let them know how the recent proposed cuts in state aid to schools will impact the eastern Douglas County district. “Spilchal said social media ‘gives us a way to engage in a dialogue that simply isn’t part of the school website.’ “’You could very easily remove ‘Eudora’ and substitute any Kansas community...
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We hope parents are making their voices heard as well. Apparently sometimes legislators forget that our school districts are speaking on behalf of our children and not for themselves. “The only groups that testified in favor of the bill were the Kansas Chamber of Commerce; the Kansas Policy Institute, a free-market think tank; and the tea party group Kansans for Liberty. “Will lawmakers listen to the school districts, as Ryckman promised, or will they do the bidding of special interests?” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/opinion/editorials/article13144613.html...
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