This is a long but informative read about what’s wrong with massive expansion of charters while the needs of public schools go unmet. “We, the members of Journey for Justice, are comprised of thousands of youth, parents, and other concerned citizens from com- munities of color across the United States. We write this report because we need the American people to know that the public education systems in our communities are dying. More accurately, they are being killed by an alliance of misguided, paternalistic ‘reformers,’ education profiteers, and those who seek to dismantle the institution of public education....
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What can you do? Plan to vote in the August primaries.
What can you do? Educate yourself on candidates, plan to vote in the August primaries and bring along your friends. Both the Republican and Democratic parties now have closed primaries. If you are registered as a Democrat, Republican, or Libertarian and you want to change your party affiliation to vote in the primary, you must do so by July 1 because of legislation passed during the session. If you are unaffiliated, you can still walk into the polls on voting day (or fill out an advance ballot) and affiliate with a party at that time. Primary elections are...
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Leave a Comment School officials discuss lack of increase in funding from school finance bill
When you see postcards touting the high priority the legislature has given education as elections near, remember this story, which compiles the impact of the school finance bill on several different districts. “We are running low in our contingency reserve and will have to cut two positions in our career and tech ed programs at Bluestem high school for 2014-15. I have been working in Kansas schools for over 30 years and can definitively say that the legislative support of schools and students in our state is at the lowest point I have seen it in that time....
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Leave a Comment Contact federal legislators regarding favoring charter schools
We do not oppose charter schools when they act as they are supposed to-as partners to the public schools in their communities and as innovation laboratories, but we are troubled by increasing support for charters in an era when our true public schools are being told there isn’t money to fund all of their needs. We agree with this statement by NSBA and recommend contacting your FEDERAL LEGISLATORS. http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2014/05/nsba-disapprove-congress-attempt-to-expand-charter-schools/...
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