Does this sound familiar? Just insert Kansas Policy Institute for the Texas named organizations. From Texas Kids Can’t Wait’s FB post: Those dishonest radio and television ads from Texans Derserve Great Schools: Several of you have told us that you are sick and tired of the ads from Texans Deserve Great Schools, as are we! They are dishonest in almost every sentence, and the people behind them are the leading names of Texas school privatizers. Remember: privatizers care not a whit about the quality of education for ALL kids. What they care about is lower taxes. So, who...
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We agree with this editorial. Does your legislator represent you and respond to your concerns or does he/she seem to be sticking to the talking points received from others? http://www.hutchnews.com/Editorialblogs/edit–survey-says...
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Leave a Comment In Kansas, most school spending goes toward instruction and support services
So how does Kansas spend it’s K-12 funding? Almost entirely (less 4.8%) on instruction and support services. Support services that include social workers, librarians, bus drivers, computer centers and more. Claims of waste and inefficiencies simply don’t add up....
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“The scariest thing about charter schools is the lack of accountability. Over and over, the interests of profit are trumping the public good. The unregulated business model does not work for education. It works for profit, but . . . it disenfranchises vulnerable communities. And cities that have been in the school charterization business for a long time now, like Chicago, Philadelphia and New Orleans, should provide ample warning of what is to come in education if it continues to go in this direction. Governors set to aggressively step up charter school deregulation like North Carolina’s Pat McCrory...
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