We thank the following organizations that signed on as participating organizations in our walk and The Final Mile. We are in this together for Kansas school children. Kansas Families for Education Defend the American Dream – Kansas Public Schools Goddard Advocates for Public Education Educate Lawrence Andover Parent Legislative Council MainStream Coalition Johnson County Educators PAC AFT-Kansas KNEA Here links to reports on the walk: http://www.kansaspublicradio.org/news/statehouse-news/8396-kansans-walk-60-miles-for-education-funding http://cjonline.com/news/2014-03-31/education-advocates-walk-walk-support-k-12-spending http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/mar/31/parents-teachers-walk-kansas-schools/ http://www.kansas.com/2014/03/31/3378469/group-marches-to-capitol-calls.html http://www.kmbc.com/news/march-for-kansas-public-schools-wraps-up-in-topeka/25254158 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNRIk3ql8kA http://pvpost.com/2014/04/01/26197-26197 http://viewfromthemidwest.com/2014/03/26/merriam-mom-treks-to-topeka-on-foot/ ...
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Game On’s walk to Topeka successfully completed
The walk and the press conference have been successfully completed. Thank you to everyone who has participated by walking, providing assistance to the walkers and participating virtually here and on Twitter. Much work remains to be done. Help us continue to reach more Kansans and protect Kansas schools. http://cjonline.com/news/2014-03-31/education-advocates-walk-walk-support-k-12-spending#.Uzny-pycmgM.facebook...
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Leave a Comment Report on school finance proposals
Current proposals to increase funding to comply with Gannon equity decision include other cuts to operating budgets. Our operating budgets have already been cut over the past several years and are already too low. That is part of why we walked to Topeka. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/mar/29/school-finance-dominate-final-week-regular-session/...
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Leave a Comment Eagle editorial on effect of poverty on schools and importance of at-risk funding
This is part of why we walked to Topeka: “Atha stressed the importance of at-risk funding, which is based on family income, to addressing the special problems of poor students. ‘If in the future this funding were to be cut or eliminated, it would prove to be catastrophic,’ he said, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal. Kansans can hope such reports from the front lines of K-12 schools are instructive for GOP state lawmakers, many of whom are inexplicably seeking to equalize school district funding by cutting it.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2014/03/30/3373606/eagle-editorial-poverty-affecting.html#storylink=cpy...
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