Blog

Game On’s Heather Ousley gets a mention in Davis’ response to State of the State

In Paul Davis’ response to Governor Brownback’s State of the State address, he noted the efforts of Game On’s Heather Ousley. We parents see that budget cuts are real. “One mother – Heather Ousley of Merriam – was so concerned about Governor Brownback’s education cuts that she walked 60 miles from her home all the way to Topeka to send a message to state leaders that school funding needed to be restored. Heather saw the damage being done to her local schools and had enough. Her children, and all our children, only get one shot at their precious,...
Read more Leave a Comment

Lawrence district cancels K12, Inc. contract

Some in the legislature think K12, Inc. provides an inexpensive solution to educating children. Lawrence’s experience (and many others) tells us this is not what we want for Kansas students.http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/jan/13/lawrence-district-cancels-k12-inc-contract/...
Read more Leave a Comment

Kansas Chamber increasing engagement on education issues

“President and CEO Mike O’Neal, a former Kansas House speaker, said the chamber will jump into education issues because businesses hire public school graduates . . . [and] the chamber wants to protect massive income tax cuts enacted at the urging of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback.” The Kansas Chamber is different from many of our local Chambers and will support the massive tax cut agenda over strong public education. Kansas parents and educators, stay informed.http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/1fb2e45fa10b4229b9dfa31dc02e31de/KS–Kansas-Chamber-Agenda    ...
Read more Leave a Comment