Earlier this session the House and Senate Ed Committees are hearing from the owner of Carpe Diem, a hybrid online charter school. Here’s a lighter look at why we oppose the expansion of charter schools: http://ateacheronteaching.blogspot.com/2013/09/ohio-charter-schools-suck-gop-lawmakers.html...
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At-risk achievement being threatened in Kansas
Here’s a piece explaining at-risk achievement and how it is currently being threatened. http://heimkasb.blogspot.com/2014/02/thats-gold-jerry-gold.html...
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Leave a Comment Steve Anderson reveals plans to push corporate tax credits for private schools
The corporate tax credit “scholarship” bill (which was defeated last year) is going to be heard in the House Education Committee on Friday, though it was not on this week’s calendar until Tuesday afternoon. Why are we not surprised? Because recently, Brownback’s former budget director and current Kansas Policy Institute fiscal policy fellow Steve Anderson told us in the comments on the Game On for Kansas Schools Facebook page, “We could get 5000 kids out next year in Kansas using tax credit scholarships where people donate to a 501c3 and the scholarships go to those with lower than...
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Leave a Comment Class size matters
A new policy brief shows what many parents and teachers inherently understand – class size matters. It criticizes the recent guest of the Kansas legislature and witness for the State in Gannon, Eric Hanushek, points to the danger in looking at class size averages and concludes that smaller class size “is an important determinant of student outcomes”. http://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/does-class-size-matter...
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