The Senate Ways and Means Committee and the House Appropriations Committee passed bills Tuesday night (April 1) to address the Gannon equity ruling. The most harmful amendments were defeated, though some of the votes were close and by voice vote or raise of hands which made it difficult to say who voted which way. Both bills partially fund the Gannon remedy by making further cuts to operating budgets. We don’t seek funding for funding’s sake but for the programs, staffing and supplies that funding provides, and these bills threaten that. http://www.kansas.com/2014/04/01/3379451/lawmaker-plans-to-seek-charter.html...
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House Appropriations chair resigns over dispute on education reform in Gannon equity fix
The House Appropriations Committee’s chairman has resigned his committee position because he says he can’t support a school funding plan drafted by the chamber’s Republican leaders.” http://cjonline.com/news/2014-03-31/house-panel-chairman-marc-rhoades-resigns-over-school-funding-plan-gop-peers...
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Leave a Comment KASB members meeting with legislators, too
While we were completing our walk, KASB was having their Legislative Day. We thank school board members who traveled to Topeka to meet with legislators! We also thank the superintendents who were in the capitol testifying on education appropriations. It looks like Kansas is having an Education Spring. A Great Day to be in Topeka! Lots of activity at the Capitol. KASB Legislative Day kicked off this morning with a briefing from Mark Tallman, then everyone is headed to meetings and visits with legislators....
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Leave a Comment Game On was joined by multiple other advocacy groups in its walk to Topeka and Final Mile
We thank the following organizations that signed on as participating organizations in our walk and The Final Mile. We are in this together for Kansas school children. Kansas Families for Education Defend the American Dream – Kansas Public Schools Goddard Advocates for Public Education Educate Lawrence Andover Parent Legislative Council MainStream Coalition Johnson County Educators PAC AFT-Kansas KNEA Here links to reports on the walk: http://www.kansaspublicradio.org/news/statehouse-news/8396-kansans-walk-60-miles-for-education-funding http://cjonline.com/news/2014-03-31/education-advocates-walk-walk-support-k-12-spending http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/mar/31/parents-teachers-walk-kansas-schools/ http://www.kansas.com/2014/03/31/3378469/group-marches-to-capitol-calls.html http://www.kmbc.com/news/march-for-kansas-public-schools-wraps-up-in-topeka/25254158 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNRIk3ql8kA http://pvpost.com/2014/04/01/26197-26197 http://viewfromthemidwest.com/2014/03/26/merriam-mom-treks-to-topeka-on-foot/ ...
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