What’s wrong with this picture?http://www.offthechartsblog.org/going-for-broke-in-kansas/ Going for Broke in Kansas www.offthechartsblog.org Kansas legislators passed a plan this past weekend to drain the state’s reserves, cut taxes for the rich, raise taxes for many lower-income families, and slash education in the process. The state is on a path to ruin unless it changes course....
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We are part of a nationwide movement against bad education policy
“These observations are not alarmist chatter but well-reasoned, valid conclusions that . . . collectivist actions related to public school policy are scaling up from isolated protests to a nationwide movement of unified resistance. The movement is widespread among teachers, students, and parents. It is grassroots driven and way out in front of most journalists and political leaders. And it’s scaling up in intensity.” Game On is part of a nationwide pushback against education “reform” policy with its faulty rhetoric, harmful “solutions” and continued underfunding of our essential common good, our public schools. Help us grow our grassroots...
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Leave a Comment Celebrating high school graduation rates in Kansas
This piece from KASB shows high school completion is at an all-time high in Kansas and the US, high school completion has been rising for all major ethnic groups, Kansas ranks high nationally in high school graduation rates, Kansas gets higher graduation outcomes while spending less per pupil and educating more at-risk students. http://tallmankasb.blogspot.com/2013/05/four-reasons-to-celebrate-high-school.html Tallman Education Report: Four Reasons to Celebrate High School Graduation in Kansas tallmankasb.blogspot.com...
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Leave a Comment We can’t rely on the free market fairy
We agree with this piece. The free market fairy won’t work in Wisconsin or Kansas, and AFP and KPI are no friends of Kansas schools. http://oneteachersperspective.blogspot.com/2013/02/school-choice-free-market-fantasy.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FgtubR+%28One+Teacher%27s+Perspective%29...
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