From 2009 to 2017, school district general funds, local option budget funds, and special education state aid had fallen $577 million behind inflation. The school finance plan has begun to make up that gap, with a goal of reaching 2009 inflation-adjusted levels by 2023. Originally posted to Facebook January 15, 2021...
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Update on Kansas Education During COVID
Interview of Ann Mah, District 4 Kansas Board of Education, by Topeka Capital-Journal Here’s a helpful update from State Board of Education member Ann Mah. “One of the biggest myths about educating kids during the pandemic is that it has been cheaper for schools, said Ann Mah, the District 4 representative on the Kansas State Board of Education.”https://www.cjonline.com/…/ann-mah-outlines…/6551278002/ Posted on Facebook 1/12/2021....
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Some people say Kansas should be more like Florida when it comes to education policy. We disagree. Here’s another example of why. “A new Pine Hills private school led by the 23-year-old daughter of a woman who was banned from Florida’s school voucher programs may be allowed to accept those scholarships, despite objections from state education leaders who suspect fraud and fear the mother actually would be running the new school.“The Academy of Education School seeks to open on the campus of the former Agape Christian Academy, which was banished from Florida’s school voucher programs in 2017 after...
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Leave a Comment Trabert and KPI Mislead “Let Them Play”/”Let Them Learn” Groups
Dave Trabert and KPI are claiming they want to help Kansas public school families in various “let them play” and “let them learn” groups. They are NOT public school extracurricular advocates. They are taking advantage of groups with a lot of passion and trying to redirect that passion to KPI’s agenda. Between 2013 and 2016, Dave Trabert and KPI actively pushed for the defunding of extracurricular activities. For those unfamiliar with Dave Trabert and KPI, here are some examples of work they’ve done to eliminate the funding of sports and other extracurriculars in our schools. In 2013, Dave...
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