“Students should and can be educated in a cost-efficient way. When it comes to programs known to give youngsters a solid foundation for learning, lawmakers need to understand the return on investment, and what Kansas stands to gain or lose based on how it prepares — or fails to prepare — its children for future success.” http://www.gctelegram.com/opinion/kids-first-repeated-hits-on-education-won-t-solve-economic/article_07f38771-ad4d-5877-a186-4bca1bf28a78.html...
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Bill would remove gifted education from special education funding
We’ve learned there is a draft of a bill to remove gifted education from special education being discussed by several legislators. We are concerned that we will see this bill and other moves to removed education services or funding as we enter the 2015 legislative session. Please contact your local legislators and tell them you oppose any attempts to de-fund gifted education or any other special education. See more information here: http://www.koamtv.com/story/27796157/an-early-house-bill-propose-to-cut-gifted-from-special-education-funding-in-kansas#.VK8edTdFBq8.facebook...
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Leave a Comment K-12 Efficiency Commission has final meeting
The K-12 Performance and Efficiency Commission had its final meeting yesterday. Here’s a recap. “Rep. Melissa Rooker, R-Fairway, said that as a lawmaker, she has seen reports like this routinely ignored. “‘This is well-intended. It doesn’t have a lot of teeth, and I think that we haven’t broken new ground,’ she said after the hearing. “She said that although the final report is fairly moderate, she expects conservative ideas floated at the meetings, such as changes to contract negotiations and tapping districts’ reserve funds, to resurface during the legislative session.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article5495523.html#storylink=cpy...
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Leave a Comment KCUR reports on KS school boards gearing up for funding fight
We hope school board members inform their local legislators about the needs of Kansas schools in the 2015 session. “School board members from across Kansas are gearing up to fight for more funding when the state Legislature convenes on Jan. 12. “The Kansas Association of School Boards is using a court ruling handed down last week to makes its case. “In a web presentation for school board members, KASB Associate Executive Director Mark Tallman said school boards must press lawmakers for more funding. “’It’s not that schools are continuing to demand more and more,’ he says. ‘What I...
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