On Holocaust Remembrance Day we shared this video and its message that it’s important to teach children “the consequence of unchecked hate.” “This history teaches us that we can all make difference and shape a future that is different from our past. Originally posted to Facebook 1/27/2022....
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Vouchers are Still Bad
Happy New Year! We hope you have enjoyed the holidays and are getting ready to advocate for our community schools and they children they serve. The 2022 legislative session starts later this month. To kick things off, here’s another explanation of why vouchers (aka “school choice”) are not an effective strategy for improving student achievement. We agree with the conclusion. “Better yet, let’s just eliminate school choice policies entirely. School choice is an experiment that we have seen fail time and time again (Milwaukee, New Orleans, Michigan), and yet the reformers continue beating the same old drum. School...
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Leave a Comment New Pro-public Education PAC in KS…Freedom to Learn
There’s a new pro-public education PAC in Johnson County. Check them out. (As a reminder, Game On is a 501(c)(4) and not a PAC.) https://www.facebook.com/FreedomToLearnKS/ Originally posted to Facebook 1/20/2022...
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Leave a Comment Newsweek Opinion – Support Teachers
“Because of how much teachers do for students and communities, they’re expected to cure all societal ills. And when schools shut down, teachers get blamed, endlessly alternating between hero and villain. It’s easier to scapegoat teachers than it is to hold politicians accountable for investing in schools and providing pandemic support.” https://www.newsweek.com/we-must-support-our-teachers-opinion-1671299?fbclid=IwAR0ZVR_kSbJx2ekdtn4NEq637TmMyHvMMkSJRjaxs2q3a4svAEolFMLEeLE Originally posted to Facebook 1/23/2022...
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