The Kansas Policy Institute (KPI) has released a new scorecard tracking votes from the 2013 legislative session. The scorecard has been “expanded to also track education freedom, differentiating between legislation that is student-focused and that which is primarily designed for institutional benefit or the adults working in public education.” We understand that KPI/ALEC’s definition of education freedom is vouchers, distorted charters, online learning, etc. (all of which have been failing to improve education results in the states that have tried them) at the expense of funding for the public schools that will remain to serve ALL children. At...
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Attempting to stack the Kansas Supreme Court
Rep. Kinzer has hatched a new plan to change judicial selection, AND lower mandatory retirement age by 10 years (so when they change the rules they can quickly put new judges and justices in place) AND strip the court of some of its jurisdiction. The legislature needs to accept the courts’ school funding decisions and quit trying to rig the system in their favor. http://cjonline.com/legislature/2013-05-15/house-panel-endorses-major-judicial-overhaul...
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Leave a Comment Advice from Texas Kids Can’t Wait
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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