Kansas now has a form of vouchers in the ALEC tax credit “scholarships” contained in the school finance bill passed in the final hours of the 2014 legislative session. NC has gone further along the ALEC plan. Here’s what a NC reverend has to say: “But the best reason to oppose school vouchers is because they drain millions of tax dollars from our cash-strapped public schools. We have not yet financed our public schools as fully as they deserve. Apparently we cannot afford even inadequate funding for our public schools. This is no time to be supporting yet...
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Kansas State Board of Education proposes $459 million increase in public school spending
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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Leave a Comment 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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