“There are forces at work that do not value public education as much as we do. They are organized, funded and aggressively pursuing their agenda. We need to get our team on the field, standing up, speaking out and voting.” – Judith Deedy Founding member and executive director of Game On for Kansas Schools, Judith Deedy is a product of public schools and believes a strong public education system is essential to the future of Kansas children and the entire state. “We have to share information with our friends, family and neighbors. We’re Kansans. We don’t discuss politics...
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Student Lindsay Baltzell addresses Women for Kansas convention
From the Women for Kansas Convention August 30. “I don’t know much about the Ds and Rs, but I do know that Kansas public schools need leaders that can earn an ‘E for supporting education’ next to their name.” – Lindsay Baltzell, 11-year-old student from Topeka. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRp59-U4eKg&list=PLixAMwVPwfKOi0eFxzmn_2OGD0uRCq9fF&index=15...
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Leave a Comment Dept of Ed working on controversial tax credit scholarship program
The Department of Education is working on the tax credit “scholarship” program passed as part of HB 2506 at the end of last session. We opposed passage of this ALEC boilerplate bill because it further depletes the state general fund, it requires no accountability on the part of the nonpublic schools receiving the funds and even requires participating students to waive special education services. The scholarship granting organizations which will hand out the scholarships, get to keep up to 10% of the money they handle. http://cjonline.com/news/2014-09-27/controversial-private-school-tuition-program-could-start-january Here’s a link to the legislation (starts on p. 31): http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/measures/documents/hb2506_enrolled.pdf Here is...
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Leave a Comment Steve Rose warns of impending education budget cuts
“That plan is built on the notion that somehow, some way, Kansas can become a mini-Texas with dynamic growth. However, Kansas does not have the revenues from oil and gas to offset the elimination of income taxes… “The day of reckoning is coming and coming soon. “Then will follow the inevitable budget slashing… “When the massive deficits hit us, there will be no choice but to cut education. Combined, K-12 and higher education make up two-thirds of the budget. There is little elsewhere to cut.” Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/steve-rose/article2260801.html#storylink=cpy...
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