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Education funding just got personal in Hays

This editorial was written before the bill was finalized but its message regarding the consequences of failing to restore cuts to the base shows reality in Hays: “To our state senators and representatives, understand this: This has just gotten personal in Hays USD 489. You are forcing a solid district with superb teachers and excellent outcomes to shortchange this community’s children.” http://hdnews.net/opinion/editorials/editorial040614-edit...
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Huff Post explains ALEC education agenda which shows how corporate tax credit scholarships and end of teacher due process ended up in Kansas education finance bill

This is an older piece but it helps connect the dots for those of you wondering how 2 seemingly unrelated policy pieces, corporate tax credit scholarships and the elimination of due process for teachers, ended up in the Gannon equity finance bill. “Today, 17 states offer 33 programs that allow parents to use taxpayer money to send their children to private schools. This includes traditional vouchers as well as tax-credit scholarship programs that give individuals or corporations tax reductions if they donate to scholarship funds. My home state of Arizona adopted this tactic. Vouchers are only one side...
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Bad bundling used against Kansas judiciary as well

The Kansas legislature recently took the same approach to combining funding and other questionable measures in a single bill pertaining to the judicial branch. We understand the need for a strong, impartial judiciary and oppose punishing the court for ruling on school finance. This is another example of bad policy and bad government. “At the very least, such a legislative overhaul of the judicial system’s administration deserved more thoughtful study and public debate. The measures bundled together in the final bill never even were considered by the House Judiciary Committee. The Kansas Association of Defense Counsel, for example,...
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