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We like this list! Our favorites are #6, #7 and #10: #1) You don’t know education just because you went to school. Even if you were paying attention in high school, your perspective as a student was extremely narrow and is now completely obsolete. Study the issues, which are more complex and resistant to change than you think. Here’s a brief list of things that, in my experience, legislators don’t know diddly about: • A cooperative classroom and how to achieve it. • Formative assessment. • Impact of class size on daily practice (not test scores). • Difference...

SMAC PTA Shawnee Mission Area Council Legislative Session 2013 ACTION:  Contact members of the Federal and State Affairs conference committee: Senators:   Ralph Ostmeyer Ralph.Ostmeyer@senate.ks.gov Jay Emler Jay.Emler@senate.ks.gov Oletha Faust-Goudeau Oletha.Faust-Goudeau@senate.ks.govHouse Representatives: Arlen Siegfreid Arlen.Siegfreid@house.ks.gov Steve Brunk Steve.Brunk@house.ks.gov Louis Ruiz Louis.Ruiz@house.ks.gov Action Alert – Concealed Carry Two bills regarding concealed carry in schools will be heard in the Federal and State Affairs conference committee on Monday, April 1st 1:00 PM, room 144-South The task of the committee is to meld the bills for final action.  HB 2055 exempts school districts from allowing public concealed carry. S Sub for HB2052...