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“When you wage war on the public schools, you’re attacking the mortar that holds the community together. You’re not a conservative, you’re a vandal.” ― Garrison Keillor, Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America  ...

House Bill 2280 Celebrate Freedom Week brought to you by Rick Green of TEXAS as part of a national push for such bills. The Kansas bill specifically states “The religious references in the writings of the founding fathers shall not be censored when presented as part of such instruction.” Green’s website offers for purchase a Founders Bible-“Discover the Scriptures that the Founders used as the basis for our original founding documents, see what chapters inspired them in the fight for independence, understand the sacrifices they made because of their Biblically-based beliefs and learn about America as a Christian...

 The campaign for silencing dissent continues. A Senate Committee is discussed a bill Monday that would ban public entities (like school districts and school boards) from hiring lobbyists. They’re already silencing the teachers union, now the school boards and school districts? District employees are busy running our schools and need to rely on having someone to represent our interests in Topeka. It certainly appears we can’t rely on some of our legislators to do the right thing on their own. Members of the committee are: Senators Dennis Pyle, R-Hiawatha, chair; Mitch Holmes, R-Stafford, vice chair; Steve Fitzgerald, R-Leavenworth, Garrett...

We agree with Jean Schodorf that implementing a 3rd grade retention plan and 4th grade reading initiative funded by cuts to early childhood education programs makes no sense. Stop following Florida and ALEC and do what’s right for Kansas kids! http://ourkansasvoice.com/?p=178  ...