We testified against SB 75 which turns opting kids out of public school into a new state tax giveaway with no strings attached. “But that doesn’t make S.B. 75 a good bill. Public schools are, as one opponent said, the “heart of Kansas communities.” Private school vouchers would weaken that heart. And probably put the state on shaky fiscal footing, to boot. It’s hard to see the upside.” Read more at: https://www.kansas.com/opinion/guest-commentary/article299329899.html Originally posted to Facebook 2/7/25....
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New Date! Backpack Full of Cash Returns! Join us February 5th in Augusta!
Join us February 5th in Augusta! Learn about how vouchers harm students in this important film narrated by Matt Damon. This will start at 6:30 at the Augusta Historic Theater 523 State St, Augusta, KS 67010....
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Leave a Comment School “Choice” Week is Coming to Kansas
“School Choice Week” is coming to Kansas and the rest of the country the last week of January. During that time, Koch-funded entities will trot kids donned in yellow scarves up to the Capitol in a well-funded and well-orchestrated event, but those same entities refuse every effort to infuse voucher bills with oversight, accountability or any kind of guardrails to protect vulnerable students. They promise a myth and do nothing to prevent the nightmare these programs deliver to state budgets, communities and public schools and their students. “The language of ‘choice’ around schools may be alluring in its...
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Leave a Comment Voters Continuously Reject Vouchers
In recent elections in multiple states, voters rejected vouchers. Supporting vouchers is not conservative, it’s radical and harmful. Watch this video narrated by Jennifer Berkshire, author of The Education Wars and recent visitor to Kansas. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DExjXCiOaLT...
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