Senate Bill 235 was heard today. We know the issue of remote learning has been complicated and difficult and that people who support public schools fall on different sides. That being said, we oppose SB 235, which requires that on and after March 26, 2021, for the school year 2020-2021 *and each school year thereafter*, every school district in this state shall provide a full-time, in-person attendance option for every student enrolled in kindergarten or grades one through 12 in such school district. Legislators often talk about the importance of local control, but this bill takes away local...
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Public Schools are Large Contributors to Local Economies
Our friends at the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) want us to remember that Kansas public schools positively contribute to our communities’ local economy. Kansas public schools offered the equivalent of over 72,000 full-time positions and spent $1.3 billion on services, supplies, and materials, mostly in Kansas businesses, in 2019-20. Originally posted to Facebook 2/25/2021....
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Leave a Comment School Choice Voucher Programs Lets Schools Choose…Not Parents
Once private schools start receiving public subsidies via tax-credit scholarships, education savings accounts, or other neo-vouchers, they should have to follow the same rules as public schools. We shared a video clip last week of a gentleman explaining that private schools he works with “transition” students to other schools. Today we share an application from a school currently participating in the tax credit scholarship program. Some people try to claim that private schools in Kansas take everyone and don’t push students out, but that’s just not true, and these programs could, but do not, include language that would...
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Leave a Comment Lt. Gov Lynn Rogers Editorial on the Problems with Education Savings Accounts
HB 2119 (education savings account aka neo-voucher) is a very expensive, flawed bill. This piece discusses the significant administrative costs. “To put it lightly, the fiscal note is incredibly worrisome. That’s a lot of funding for administrative costs that would never make it into a classroom benefiting Kansas students.” CJ Online 2/21/2021 Read the editorial: https://www.cjonline.com/…/understand…/4503826001/… Originally posted to Facebook 2/23/2021....
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