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Legos, Kayaks, Vacations, and “Fly-by-Night” Voucher Schools – A Collection of Stories on Voucher Scams Across the Nation

As we prepare for the Kansas Legislature to make another attempt to bring school vouchers to our state, we continue to look at voucher scams, abuse, and general transfer of public dollars to private organizations in other states. This first article from Flagler County, Florida does such a great job articulating the problems with voucher programs, including the fact they exceed the amount individual taxpayers pay for public education, meaning that all of us end up paying for their swindle, and the proliferation of “fly-by-night” schools that take advantage of public funds with no accountability standards. “When people...
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General Election Rosters 2024

Game On for Kansas Schools is releasing its rosters for the November 5, 2024 races for the Kansas State Board of Education, Senate, and House. Incumbents who have consistently supported public education while serving in office are on the “Varsity Squad.” Challengers we believe will be the best advocates for public education are on our roster of “Top Recruits,” while incumbents who have repeatedly failed to support public education are “Benched for academic ineligibility.” While national races get a lot more attention, the outcomes of these local elections have tremendous impact on your lives and on our children’s...
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Kansas a Target for National Voucher Supporters

We’ve been telling you Kansas is a target for national voucher supporters in 2025. Here’s more proof. EdChoice, part of the well-funded national voucher lobby recently asked the Kansas Ethics Commission about whether it needs to register as a lobbyist and whether it can pay travel expenses, lodging and food and beverages for Kansas legislators to travel to its conference so they can be educated on how to promote vouchers in our state. (The answers were yes, and it can only pay for food and beverages.) Their representative explained, “We are here to bring people together and equip...
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