Please take a few minutes to read this editorial in the KC Star by Mará Rose Williams “The Kansas Legislature will consider at least nine bills related to how students are educated, granting parents more say on instruction, shifting public dollars to private schools and putting restrictions on testing. More proposals are expected, including a bill that would prohibit schools from teaching about racism and sexism. Education will likely be a significant issue in November’s contest for governor. But any debate on education needs to be grounded in what is truly happening in Kansas classrooms and what is...
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Public Opposition to ESA Accounts – Read KASB’s Reporting on HB 2550
“Anderson said one private school rescinded his son’s admission after his diagnosis and the other private school, while extremely caring, did not have the professional training and services needed to help his son.“’If you want to make this bill work for families like mine, you would need to obligate private schools to honor the same educational requirements that public schools follow, but that would require removing application guidelines that those schools either can’t or won’t live without,’ Anderson said.”Simply put, as Judith Deedy, executive director of Game On for Kansas Schools, said, ‘private schools are free to chose...
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Leave a Comment Game On Opposes Education Savings Account Bill HB 2550
We were among the 37 organizations and individuals providing testimony against HB 2550 (an Education Savings Account aka voucher bill) in the House K-12 Education Budget Committee. There were four proponents, the usual suspects – Kansas Policy Institute, Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas and a representative from Ed Choice who joined the Web Ex from out of state. Our opposition is based on data and principles. You can read our testimony below and you can watch the video of the hearing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o16Km8Jiup8 and view submitted testimony here: http://www.kslegislature.org/…/committee_testimony/…. Members’ email addresses are here: Kristey.Williams@house.ks.gov, Kyle.Hoffman@house.ks.gov, Valdenia.Winn@house.ks.gov,...
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Leave a Comment Private Schools Acknowledge They Can and Do “Transition” Out Low-performing Students
We first shared this video from a tax credit scholarship expansion hearing almost exactly a year ago. In it, a private school representative acknowledged that they can and sometimes do transition kids out because they aren’t performing academically. We continue to believe that private schools should not receive public tax dollars if they are not required to accept all children and not required to keep the students they accept. The K-12 Education Budget Committee is hearing this year’s version of its big voucher bill (an ESA HB 2550) tomorrow at 3:30. Contact the members of the K-12 Education...
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