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Call to Action: Have you contacted the Senate Ed Committee yet? The ALEC charter bill from last year is being heard TOMORROW at 1:30. Please contact committee members and urge them to vote NO on Senate Bill 196. Here is the committee email list: Steve.Abrams@senate.ks.gov, Tom.Arpke@senate.ks.gov, Anthony.Hensley@senate.ks.gov, Dan.Kerschen@senate.ks.gov, Jeff.Melcher@senate.ks.gov, Ralph.Ostmeyer@senate.ks.gov, Pat.Pettey@senate.ks.gov, Dennis.Pyle@senate.ks.gov, Vicki.Schmidt@senate.ks.gov, Caryn.Tyson@senate.ks.gov, Kay.Wolf@senate.ks.gov. Here is the Kansas bill:http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/measures/documents/sb196_00_0000.pdf. Kansas already allows charter schools. This bill represents an attempt to create a new system for a rapid expansion of charter schools in Kansas, which has been attempted in other states. We have seen the results from those states,...

Kansas has seen multiple ALEC bills in the legislature....

Today we celebrate our choice. As Kansas residents we choose our public schools. Strong communities, great teachers, exciting education opportunities, supportive adults – every child in Kansas should have no less. When resources are limited, we choose to support the schools that commit to help every child. In Topeka today, a few expressed their desire for school choice (vouchers, scholarships, expanded charters), while hundreds of thousands of parents made the choice to send their children off to their local public school. We choose Kansas public schools....