The education finance bill containing the ALEC corporate tax credit “scholarship” provision and eliminating teacher due process passed the Senate 22-16. Voting in favor of the bill: Apple, Arpke, Bruce, Denning, Fitzgerald, Holmes, King, Knox, LaTurner, Love, Lynn, Melcher, O’Donnell, Olson, Ostmeyer, Petersen, Pilcher-Cook, Powell, Shultz, Smith, Tyson, Wagle. Absent or Not Voting: Donovan, Masterson....
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67 Representatives vote against bill containing harmful policy provisions Sunday, April 6
67 voting against the school finance bill at 1:30 a.m. Sunday (hold strong public education supporters!): Alcala, Alford, Anthimides, Ballard, Barker, Becker, Boldra, Bollier, Bridges, Bruchman, Burroughs, Campbell, Carmichael, Cassidy, Clayton, Concannon, Corbet, Curtis, P. Davis, Dierks, Doll, Edmonds, Ewy, Finch, Finney, Frownfelter, Gonzalez, Henderson, Henry, Hibbard, Hill, Hineman, Houston, Jennings, Johnson, Kelly, Kuether, Lane, Lusk, Lusker, Meier, Menghini, Moxley, Pauls, Perry, Petty, Phillips, Proehl, Rooker, Ruiz, Ryckman Sr., Sawyer, Schroeder, Sloan, Sloop, Swanson, Thompson, Tietze, Trimmer, Victors, Ward, Waymaster, Weigel, Whipple, Wilson, Winn, Wolfe Moore....
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We don’t all have to walk to Topeka, but all of us do have to get engaged and contact our legislators. Here’s some inspiration for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_3EbCov8Js&feature=youtu.be...
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The Senate is reportedly offering to give up on defunding Common Core (which was going to be difficult to figure out how to do anyway) in order to keep their elimination of teacher due process and the ALEC corporate tax credit scholarship and property tax credits. That does not look like a compromise to us, and it further depletes the general fund, which doesn’t look like it has much to spare at this point. EMAIL YOUR LEGISLATORS! http://openkansas.org/...
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