The Prairie Village Post has responded to reader inquiries about the passage of the contentions HB 2506. Read more here: http://pvpost.com/2014/08/01/a-look-back-at-contentious-kansas-education-bill-subject-of-myriad-primary-campaign-claims-30023...
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Deceptive mailers attack pro-education legislators
The mailers attacking pro-education legislators go beyond “spin”. Be an informed voter and look beyond postcards. http://m.hutchnews.com/opinion/editorials/dishonest-campaign/article_88197d9e-0cda-5d73-b0fa-a9af89994c5a.html?mode=jqm...
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Leave a Comment You don’t have to walk to Topeka; just get to your local poll and vote
We’re not asking you to walk to Topeka. We’re not even asking you to walk to the polls. We are asking you to vote and to talk to 3 friends and remind them to vote, too. Primaries matter! Advance vote in person now or vote on August 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_3EbCov8Js...
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Leave a Comment Washington Post reports on tax cuts, school funding in Kansas
Schools, for instance, have experienced a reduction in K-12 funding on a per-student basis. In 2008-09, Kansas spent $4,400 in base state aid per pupil. Last year, it was $3,838, according to the Kansas Legislative Research Department. “The tax cuts made it very difficult for Kansas to recover from the recession in terms of school funding and funding for other services,” said Michael Leachman, director of state fiscal research at CBPP. “In most states, school funding per pupil is up.” . . . In the Goddard school district, which serves more than 7,600 students west of Wichita, parents...
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