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This week alone, for example, [Kansas legislators] have been considering whether to prohibit the implementation of Common Core academic standards, hold back third-graders not reading at grade level, and recalculate how the state distributes funding meant to help at-risk students. It would be irresponsible to make such decisions without hearing from the experts – those from school districts and classrooms, not just from privately funded conservative think tanks.  Wichita Eagle editorial on absurdity of bill that would prohibit school districts, school boards and other public entities lobbying. http://www.kansas.com/2013/02/15/2676899/eagle-editorial-dont-mute-voices.html...

“Poverty must not be a bar to learning and learning must offer an escape from poverty.” –Lyndon B. Johnson  ...

 SB 103 would decrease funding for all at-risk programs by removing free and reduced lunch students above 3rd grade from the “at-risk” definition despite abundant research showing a very direct correlation between poverty and academic struggles. SMSD would be directly affected by this bill and opposes it.  Here’s KASB on the issue: http://tallmankasb.blogspot.com/2013/02/kasb-statement-on-funding-for-at-risk.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TallmanEducationReport+%28Tallman+Education+Report%29...

 “Somebody’s got to say something.” Dr. Cynthia Lane, Superintendent KCK Schools on attempts to amend the constitution rather than fund schools at the level the legislature determined almost a decade ago and take away political rights of teachers unions. We’re “saying something”, are you? Join us in telling our legislators, family, friends and neighbors that Kansans want funded schools not political maneuvers. http://blog.kckps.org/?p=314...