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Shawnee Mission School District faces flat funding without restoring cuts from previous years

The Shawnee Mission School District will start the school year with a budget that generally avoids the deep cuts of previous years, but also doesn’t leave room to restore those losses. The schools are getting no additional per pupil state support and are not allowed any additional property tax increases to raise local funds. http://pvpost.com/2013/08/14/shawnee-mission-schools-budget-flat-for-new-school-year-20415...
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Are public schools under assault? What does this list tell you?

Here is a partial list of bills regarding public education introduced in the 2013 session. Information was compiled from kasb.org and Legiscan.com If you are concerned, share this information with your friends and get others involved. We think the bills aimed at public education, public education teachers, and public education students, speak for themselves: School Choice: HB 2263 provides a state-funded scholarship for special education students to attend private schools. Federal law in public schools requires special education services for children with an IEP unless the parents refuse, but private schools are not required to provide those services. As...
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Lawrence officials question performance of virtual charter schools

Support for online schools is another part of the ALEC/Florida Reform Model, but it doesn’t look like it’s working out so well in Lawrence. There may be a place for online education, but be wary of those who support it because it offers education on the cheap with small numbers of teachers for large numbers of students, little accountability, no extracurricular activities, no transportation costs, and no free and reduced lunches. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/aug/09/lawrence-officials-question-performance-charter-vi/...
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