What can you do? There are many things, and we’ll post them over the next few days, but first on the list is run for office or convince a friend to run for office. The filing deadline is June 2. We have too many legislators who do not share our understanding of the needs of Kansas public schools and the students they serve, but unless they have opponents, they’ll be back in office. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” We have been contacted by several groups asking if we know of candidates....
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Florida expands corporate tax credit scholarship by tacking it on unrelated bill final day of session
Here’s the latest on Florida’s corporate tax credit scholarship. Note to Kansans: in the future, even if the program is fraught with problems, ALEC legislators will press for expansion of the program beyond the original limitations. The procedure for passage sounds similar to what happened here in Kansas. “Joanne McCall, vice president of the Florida Education Association, the statewide teachers’ union, said she was disappointed. ‘The members of FEA are chagrined by the continued march to expand voucher schools that are largely unregulated, don’t have to follow the state’s academic standards, don’t have to hire qualified teachers and...
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Leave a Comment New report shows charter school vulnerabilities to waste, fraud and abuse; Kansas not on list of states profiled
Note that Kansas is not on this list. Why? Because we keep tighter controls on opening charters. If we do not change some attitudes or faces in the 2015 legislature, that will no longer be the case. The ALEC legislators had two major education agenda items-corporate tax credit scholarships and massive expansion of charters. They got their tax credit scholarships, so now we will have the full court press for expanded charters, despite the fact they generally haven’t led to improved academic results and have resulted in a great deal of fraud and abuse. Read this for a...
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Leave a Comment Women for Kansas urging women to get involved politically
We recommend this new group! Some of us will attend their rally and convention Labor Day weekend in Wichita. Join us! Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2014/05/04/3439157/newly-formed-group-urging-women.html. Find their website here: http://womenforkansas.org. Find them on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/WomenForKansas....
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