Testifying against SB 71 were the Superintendent’s Association, KASB, representatives of several districts, PTA, Game On, and MainStream Coalition, and the only one testifying for the bill was the paid lobbyist for the low-tax, free-market, Koch-funded Kansas Policy Institute. “At an often-heated hearing, Sen. Ty Masterson, R-Andover, clashed with opponents of SB 71 about whether the reduction in state funding for schools this year amounts to a cut. Masterson called it ‘a reduction to an increase,’ and after the hearing, he said use of the term ‘cut’ was ‘liberal’ and ‘leftist.'” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article9096584.html...
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Parents encouraged to speak up for schools
““Legislators want to hear from people,’ [KASB’s Mark] Tallman said. ‘They want to hear from the people that elected them. Most importantly, they want to hear from people that do not have even a perceived sort of conflict of interest. Community members, parents, if you are concerned by what you have heard your voices are important to legislators.’” http://www.emporiagazette.com/news/article_c07b1419-4afc-562d-a77f-0e1e329c2306.html...
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Here’s our testimony in opposition to SB 71. Testimony before the Senate Ways and Means Committee in opposition to SB 71 – School districts; amending the supplemental general state aid calculation by Game On for Kansas Schools grassroots advocacy organization, 501c4 February 3, 2015 Mr. Chair, Members of the Committee: I came here today as a parent of public school students and as a member of the Game On for Kansas Schools leadership team. I appreciate the opportunity to testify on the proposed bill to amend the supplemental general state aid calculation and to explain our opposition to...
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Sharing from our friends at Educate Lawrence. We fully support student engagement on the current issues facing Kansas public education and would be happy to support efforts of youth throughout Kansas (including Johnson County). “We suggested in November that teens become really interested in voting. But participation in government is more than a trip to the polls in November. Kansas teens and young adults should ask a lot of questions right now as their schools and colleges become increasingly underfunded, their teachers underpaid, their activities curtailed and the funding burden shifted to local governments that aren’t as prosperous...
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