A few weeks ago, we shared a quote from candidate for governor/Senate President Ty Masterson about electing justices so they aren’t forced to spend money on schools. Though they don’t usually say it out loud, this has been an ongoing effort for over a decade. Here’s a quote from Tim Owens sharing what then-Governor Brownback told him. The constitutional amendment is directly related to public education funding. Vote No on August 4th to protect our public schools and they children they serve. Originally posted on facebook on July 26, 2026...
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Coordinated Effort to take over Kansas State Board of Education
Hey Game On team members in State Board of Education Districts 5 and 9 (which cover most of western, central and southeastern Kansas), there is a coordinated effort to take over our SBOE, and there are very important primaries in your districts! Jean Clifford is a long-time supporter of Kansas public schools and was a responsible member of the SBOE during her previous term. Destry Brown was an educator in five different school districts in Kansas before retiring. Their opponents are supported by the 1776 Project PAC (an out-of-state PAC that has already made multiple attempts to take...
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From the Kansas Association of School Boards: “Election season brings plenty of discussion about public education. We’re sharing facts to help inform the conversation. Fact #2: Kansas school districts spent $440 million of their own resources to cover special education funding shortfalls in 2024-25. Today, 39% of local school property taxes help make up that difference.” Follow Kansas Association of School Boards to get a fact check every Friday. https://www.facebook.com/KASBPublicEd...
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Wisconsin shows us why we don’t want this in Kansas. “And the last two justices elected to Wisconsin’s highest court received most of their individual campaign contributions from people who don’t live in Wisconsin. State Supreme Court races have become everything they were never meant to be — highly partisan, astronomically expensive national political battles in which the candidates’ ideologies overshadow their qualifications for an office that requires them to swear an oath to “administer justice … faithfully and impartially…” “Wisconsin Watch estimates the final total was $114.2 million…And that total doesn’t include the largest and most controversial...
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