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 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  ...

Parent groups are standing up, organizing and networking.  Here’s a regional action meeting in Indiana bringing together parents from Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Michigan.  http://publicschoolsacrossamerica.eventbrite.com/#...

Florida reforms are being pushed here, too. Whose interests are being promoted? Is this a model that makes any sense? http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=19&articleid=20130210_19_A1_ULNSbo341009  ...