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Good 2019 Primary Election Information from Stand Up Blue Valley

2019 Primary election FAQ Does party affiliation matter for the 2019 Primary?No. The 2019 election, like all odd-numbered-year elections, is ALL non-partisan. (Yay, right?) Your party affiliation or lack thereof does not matter. Every voter in your area gets the same primary ballot. Do all Blue Valley voters have a primary to vote in?YES!Every Johnson County voter will vote in the primary for JCCC Trustee. All Olathe residents will have a primary for Council Member At-Large. Overland Park Ward 5 residents will have a primary for City Council Member. And Blue Valley residents who live in the South Board...
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USA Today Article: “Trump’s ‘education freedom’ plan is an attack on public schools. That’s un-American”

Public schools are not “government schools,” state and federally-subsidized school choice and tax credit scholarships are not solutions to the challenges our students face, and Florida is no model for Kansas education. “Education freedom means something much narrower: exiting public school with the assistance of state and federal dollars. The education quality students receive after they exit, the segregation it might produce, and the exclusion and discrimination students might face are not matters the administration is worried about. “Its tax schemes are just as antithetical to public education. Florida is supposed to be the model. When the Florida...
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Support Candidates that Support Public Education

Most candidates say they support public education when running for office, but they don’t all vote that way. Make sure you know the difference in August and November. We post bill explanations and vote counts on important bills as well as rosters to help identify who really is a public education supporter. Originally posted to Facebook 3/2/2020....
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