Are you ready to speak up loudly and clearly on behalf of Kansas schools and students? We are. Join us, and bring your friends. “A court decision this week looks like a win for Kansas schoolchildren, but shameful behavior by politicians already has rendered the achievement somewhat hollow. “Three Shawnee District Court judges affirmed what previous rulings have found, and what researchers, educators and parents have long contended: Students in well-funded schools gain better educational outcomes, and Kansas is cheating its children and its future by inadequately financing public schools… “The politicians responsible for undermining education in Kansas...
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PV Post reports on NE JOCO legislator and education advocate reactions to Gannon ruling
The Prairie Village Post reported NE Johnson County legislator and education advocate responses to the Gannon ruling. “Though it is by no means definitive since it will almost certainly be appealed to the Kansas Supreme Court by the state, yesterday’s ruling from a three-judge panel in Shawnee County calling the state’s current K-12 funding ‘inadequate from any rational perspective’ is sure to cast a long shadow over discussions about how to deal with the coming budget crisis. “Here’s what a number of local legislators and education advocates had to say about the ruling: “Rep. Barbara Bollier, District 21,...
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Leave a Comment Kansas district court panel rules in favor of plaintiffs in Gannon school funding case
The district court panel has ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the Gannon school funding case and determined that Kansas school funding is unconstitutionally low. The case will be appealed to the Kansas Supreme Court. Here are articles from Kansas reporters. http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article5175489.html http://www.kansas.com/news/local/education/article5169564.html http://cjonline.com/news/2014-12-30/judges-rule-school-finance-inadequate http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/dec/30/kansas-court-orders-more-state-spending-schools/ http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/369a05c625bf43d7819fbbe0cdf1406f/KS–School-Funding-Kansas...
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Leave a Comment Education advocates named to John Celock’s 14 most interesting people in Kansas politics in 2014
Several education advocates were named to John Celock’s 14 Most Interesting People in Kansas Politics in 2014, and Game On for Kansas Schools received a nod. “Johnson County Parents Parents in Johnson County are prepared to speak out and make sure they are heard on the issue of education and school funding. They have been outspoken in their districts, in Topeka and on social media pressing their case. They have been quick to defend their turf and to challenge Brownback and conservative Republicans on the school-funding bill this year and on proposed changes to the school funding formula....
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