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Wichita Superintendent John Allison on what’s best for kids

From John Allison, Superintendent, Wichita Public Schools: “Our primary concern is the education of more than 51,000 students that our community’s families entrust to us. Our focus must be ‘what’s best for Wichita kids’ as students continue to come to us in higher numbers, with greater needs and with growing expectations. We balance the human concern with a data-driven analysis of how best to deliver on our promise to the community. Innovation and focus come as we look at data in our educational decision-making. Our STAT process drives our business forward. We’ve made changes to the school day, classroom...
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Parents urged to get involved in the legislative process

The Pratt Tribune was in the audience on Thursday evening. We thank them for attending and reporting on this community event. “Kansas has a representative form of government, but representatives are not used to hearing from parents, said Judith Deedy, a member of a grassroots organization, Game On For Kansas Schools. She warned that although she has not heard a single legislator saying they’re not pro-education, they don’t always vote that way.” Legislators are home for a few days; now would be a great time to contact them. http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20140301/NEWS/140229106 Parents urged to get involved with legislative process www.pratttribune.com...
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LA Times reports on refusal to restore recession era cuts in Kansas

We applaud Devin and his efforts! Quoted in the LA Times: But other Kansans are beginning to rebel. Devin Kelly, a parent of a second-grader and a fifth-grader in Johnson County, joined Game On for Kansas Schools, started by parents three years ago. “A lot of Kansans think, ‘Let it be; don’t make waves,’ and that was me until a year ago,” he said. “Class sizes were the tipping point.” A coalition of school districts and parents has sued the state, arguing that the funding from the state was not enough to suitably educate children. A three-judge panel...
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