We’re not even sure where to begin with this one. First, we disagree that there were misstatements in the “troll” post in question. Second, we oppose calling teachers engaging on social media trolls. Third, the comments were actually made by a Republican Kansas parent, not a KNEA member. Baltzell pointed out that the reference to KNEA members as “trolls” comes after comments House Speaker Ray Merrick, R-Stilwell, made in June about how too many “red shirts” in the Capitol make him uncomfortable. KNEA members wore red shirts when they protested the education bill in April. Merrick’s spokeswoman later...
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Brownback appoints Stegall to Kansas Supreme Court
Governor Brownback has appointed former aide Caleb Stegall to the Kansas Supreme Court. He is a former legal scholar for the Kansas Policy Institute and has publicly criticized public education funding and judicial review of public education funding. He has advocated for “school choice” and for a constitutional amendment limiting judicial review of school funding. He will be part of the panel when it decides the adequacy portion of the Gannon case. Stegall also has less than one year of experience as a judge. The Governor will now also get to appoint a new member of the Court...
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Good advice from North Carolina where an ALEC-type assault on public education is underway. “Strong public schools are also the linchpin of prosperous economies. When companies look to invest in North Carolina, their first question is usually not about tax rates but about how good our schools and universities are and how ready our students and graduates are to take on the challenge of working in the 21st century economy. “Better schools produce better-educated students who get better-paying jobs that allow people to make a better life for their families and pay taxes for more investments in our...
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Leave a Comment Milwaukee voucher school tour-public schools being raped
Milwaukee has the longest-running voucher program in the country. Kansas’ new tax credit scholarship is a voucher program with a middle man (Scholarship Granting Organization). Buyer beware: “Now they are fighting the resegregation of their community—and the stranding of kids in isolated, fly-by-night academies that virtually guarantee they will never make it out of poverty. “The latest battle of the mad grandmas is against new laws that would force the sale of public school buildings to private school operators. “‘The public schools are just being raped,’ says Hicks. ‘A lot of schools no longer have gym, no longer...
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