“Lawmakers should resist ruining a Supreme Court selection process with a 57-year record of judicial independence and impartiality, especially with the former Senate Judiciary Committee chairman now quoting Brownback as saying in 2012 he wanted to ‘change the way we select judges so we can get judges who will vote the way we want them to.’” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/opinion/editorials/article11036060.html...
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Lawmakers propose yet another bill to alter PNA
Originally posted February 23, 2015: We are having trouble keeping track of all the teacher negotiations bills, but we remain convinced that the right thing to do is to pass the bill containing the agreement between the superintendents association, the school administrators association, the school boards association and the teachers union. We also continue to believe the other bills have nothing to do with “efficiency” and have everything to do with dividing the education community, squelching the teachers union and leaving teachers feeling vulnerable. Here’s information on the latest bill out of the House Commerce Committee. Rep. Kleeb...
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Leave a Comment School board member Lori Blake shares letter to Brownback
We received this open letter from a school board member. Thank you for speaking up, Lori Blake! An open letter to our governor, Like you, I am a lifelong resident of Kansas, an elected leader, and a devoted spouse and parent. My career and various responsibilities fill each day but, like you, I balance all of these responsibilities with my most important job of growing a family rooted in God’s love. As I awaken each morning and read my devotional and then the daily news, I look for hope. I write this point to you, Governor, because I...
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Leave a Comment Parents and teachers can share information about cuts on Facebook page
We recommend this Facebook page for sharing information on how cuts are affecting your district. We think this could be an extremely effective way to combat the rhetoric that we are just facing a “decrease in an increase” or that districts aren’t actually facing funding shortfalls. This “event” runs through May 1. https://www.facebook.com/events/415447441947618/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular...
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