The Kansas State Board of Education knows our schools are underfunded. “Kansas would phase in a substantial increase of $459 million in spending on its public schools over two years under largely symbolic proposals approved Tuesday by the State Board of Education. Board members fashioned spending recommendations for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years with the state facing potentially lean budgets in the wake of personal income tax cuts championed by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. The board’s proposals also come as a judicial panel considers whether the state is spending enough on its schools to provide every child...
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Opportunities to meet Banwart and Hedke, primary candidates in District 99
From our friends at Educate Andover: Voters in District 99 of the Kansas House of Representatives will choose their representative in the Republican primary on August 5. There will be no general election for this seat in November. There is no Democrat running. Join us on THURSDAY, July 17, 2014 We will meet at 11:30 a.m., on THURSDAY, July 17, 2014, at the District Office, 1432 N Andover Road, Andover, Kansas 67002. Our guest will be Randy Banwart, Republican Candidate for the 99th District in the Kansas House of Representatives. Everyone is welcome. Join us on THURSDAY, July...
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Leave a Comment Game On meets with community members in Wichita
On the road to Wichita. Game On was in Wichita yesterday meeting with a great group of parents, teachers, principals, superintendents, school board members and other concerned community members about “getting into the game”. Would you like us to visit your community? Email us at gameonforpubliceducation@gmail.com....
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Leave a Comment Honorary Chair for Women For Kansas convention Labor Day Weekend
Game On’s Judith Deedy is an honorary chair for the Women for Kansas event Labor Day weekend: “I appreciate the efforts of Women for Kansas in increasing political awareness and participation among women in Kansas. I understand that we are busy with careers and families and many of us frankly find politics distasteful. The reality is, though, that public education and many of the other issues that impact our lives are determined by the political process. We have an obligation to ourselves, our families and our communities to make our voices heard, and I am grateful to the...
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