Mark Tallman has posted a description of the new education bill (HB 2774 – Financing of Kansas Public Schools) and a preliminary analysis in his blog, Tallman Education Report http://tallmankasb.blogspot.com/...
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KHI reports poverty toll on Kansas schools
We’ve heard legislators accuse school districts of artificially inflating free and reduced lunch numbers to bolster funding, and we’ve heard people talk about achievement gaps while glossing over the very large and very real increase in numbers of children living in poverty in our state. Read this article for a reality check: http://www.khi.org/news/2014/mar/24/poverty-takes-its-toll-kansas-schools/...
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Leave a Comment Please sign petition to pass a clean education budget bill
ACTION ALERT! Education budget petition! **Pass a Clean Education Budget Bill Now.** Restore millions in budget cuts made to K12 school districts, with no strings attached. Kansas should act swiftly to pass a clean appropriations bill to restore past education budget cuts by the July 1 deadline, as set by the Supreme Court. The bill should not be tied to education policy changes, especially policies that were never passed out, or in some cases, even discussed in committee. Pass a Clean Education Budget Bill Now changekansas.org http://changekansas.org/action/petition/pass-a-clean-education-budget-bill-now Restore millions in budget cuts made to K12 school districts, with no...
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Leave a Comment ALEC is coming to Kansas City May 1st and 2nd
Many of the bad education bills we have seen in Kansas have a common origin: ALEC. They’re holding their spring meeting in Kansas City. Join Stand up to ALEC in KC! Friday, May 2 at 11:30am Kansas City Marriott Downtown in Kansas City, Missouri...
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