Anti-public education forces are trying to bring vouchers to Kansas. Join us for a free screening of Backpack Full of Cash in the Leavenworth Sunday, October 13th at 2:00 pm at The Leavenworth Public Library (417 Spruce St, Leavenworth, KS 66048). Learn about the devastating impacts of school privatization and how to protect your kids and their community schools. Narrated by Matt Damon, this 96-minute documentary explores the growing privatization of public schools and the resulting impact on America’s most vulnerable children. Filmed in Philadelphia, New Orleans, Nashville and elsewhere, BACKPACK also features genuine heroes like the principals,...
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Backpack Full of Cash October 6th, 6:00pm Blue Valley/Olathe
Join us October 6th from 6:00pm to 8:30pm to learn about some of the devastating impacts of school privatization and how to protect our area schools! Anti-public education forces are trying to bring vouchers to Kansas. Join us for a free screening of Backpack Full of Cash in the Blue Valley/Olathe area Sunday, October 6 at 6:00 pm at Village Church (14895 Antioch Rd. in Overland Park). Learn about the devastating impacts of school privatization and how to protect your kids and their community schools. Narrated by Matt Damon, this 96-minute documentary explores the growing privatization of public...
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Leave a Comment Vouchers, Culture Wars, and “Spaghetti Hate” – Two Book Recommendations from Game On
We learned a new word today. “Spaghetti-hate” refers to the barrage of book bans, anti-CRT, anti-DEI, anti-social emotional learning, anti-LGBTQ and trans rhetoric, accusations of litter boxes in schools, etc. that we’ve seen over the past several years. As explained in The Education Wars, “Well-funded groups are throwing issue after issue at the wall to see what sticks, [but people] are waking up and are beginning to understand that this is a political campaign aimed at tearing us apart.” We highly recommend The Education Wars by Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneider. It does a great job of...
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Leave a Comment Legos, Kayaks, Vacations, and “Fly-by-Night” Voucher Schools – A Collection of Stories on Voucher Scams Across the Nation
As we prepare for the Kansas Legislature to make another attempt to bring school vouchers to our state, we continue to look at voucher scams, abuse, and general transfer of public dollars to private organizations in other states. This first article from Flagler County, Florida does such a great job articulating the problems with voucher programs, including the fact they exceed the amount individual taxpayers pay for public education, meaning that all of us end up paying for their swindle, and the proliferation of “fly-by-night” schools that take advantage of public funds with no accountability standards. “When people...
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