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Kansas Senate education committee voted down Governor Brownback’s 4th grade reading plan SB 169 (retains 3rd graders who fail tests) on a 5-6 vote.  This bill was another example of the wrong cure.  Retention decisions should be left to parents, teachers and principals, given research showing a link between retention and drop-out rates and other issues.  ...

http://www.kansas.com/2013/02/26/2690968/letters-to-the-editor-on-public.html...

MainStream Coalition is hosting an education forum Thursday, February 28 at 7:00 pm at the Colonial Church, 7039 Mission Road, in Prairie Village.  Speakers will include Dave Trabert of the Kansas Policy Institute, a vocal critic of school funding and achievement and proponent of “free market” solutions (vouchers, online learning, home schooling, etc.) and Dr. Tom Trigg, Superintendent Blue Valley School District.  Hope to see you there!...

A little more good news from Topeka. No vouchers!  Special education “scholarship” bill that would have actually stripped students of their rights to IEPs failed to pass out of the House Education Committee on a vote of 8 – 10.  ...