We’ve heard talk of New Orleans’ privatization being a model for Kansas, but we’re listening to this parent advocate (as well as many other reports debunking the New Orleans choice myth). “If New Orleans is being held up as a model for the schools in your community, I have some advice for you. Fight harder than you’ve ever fought to make sure that this doesn’t happen to you. Because once you’re in it, it’s so hard to get out of. Fight tooth and nail. If people come to your community and try to sell you bull crap, come down...
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March 5 Legislative Update
Here’s a helpful update on education issues from Topeka today. Today the House Education committee was canceled, as was the Senate Education Committee. Tomorrow we are not schedule to work any bills, but the agenda is for both the House and Senate Education Committees to have a joint committee meeting to receive a presentation on “At-Risk” students. The All Day Kindergarten committee meeting is still scheduled for 7:15 am tomorrow morning. The Senate Ways and Means Committee heard 3 education related bills this morning. I was not able to attend, but here is a quote from an update that...
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We love this blog post. Although it was written for school board members, its message applies to parents, educators, school administrators and all other community members who care about public education in Kansas. Among the advice, “SPEAK UP! We must be ready with the facts, and share them. I recently read the State of Kansas ranks 4th in the nation in percent of contribution to public education. This is a true statement but it is incomplete and misleading. The complete statement would include that in the early 1990’s Kansas Legislators decided that property tax relief was needed as well...
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Leave a Comment Action Alert – March 4 – SB 277 with information from Derby
Action Alert – Call Dee Heideman at 785-296-3775, Senate Ways & Means Committee Assistant SUPPORT – Funding Levels for Local Budget Authority with Equalization SB277. The bill would extend funding the local option authority with state equalization at $4,433 per pupil thru 2019. Current calculation rate is set to expire June 30, 2014 and drop to the current base state aid rate of $3,838, which is a cut of $595 per student. Districts could lose millions. Hearing: scheduled Wed, March 5 at 10:30 am. **ACTION ALERT** LOB hearings will be Wednesday of next week. Here is info from...
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