Parent advocates from around the state signed on to a statement delivered to the press in the Kansas Capitol yesterday. Groups included Educate Andover, Education First Shawnee Mission, Elevate 262 (Valley Center), Game On for Kansas Schools, Goddard Advocates for Public Education, Speak Up for Kansas Kids, Kansas Families for Education, Kansas PTA, Mainstream Coalition, Maize Action Council for Students, Olathe Public Education Network, Save Our Schools Cowley County, Stand Up Blue Valley and Women for Kansas. We also had advocates from Bucklin and Lawrence. You can read the text here. Originally posted to Facebook on 01/09/2019....
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Game On Participates in Ed Advocates Press Conference – KSNT.com Article
Game On was happy to be one of several of public education advocacy organizations who gathered in Topeka to urge the 2019 Kansas legislature to finish the work needed to bring the state’s K-12 funding formula in line with the supreme court’s latest ruling on adequacy and equity. Read KSNT.com’s article about the event using the link below. https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/education-groups-to-lawmakers-public-schools-need-millions-more/1692614977?fbclid=IwAR2ejMhstJzywcvd4skr-WDps8-ETax2N4FzyJxuVPVFZmGA8qMurf6EARs Originally posted to Facebook on 01/09/2019....
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“The school-finance ruckus will be influenced by lobbying organizations, including the Kansas Chamber and Game On for Kansas Schools. While Game On plans to promote expansion of state aid, the Kansas Chamber questions merit of piling on the cash and favors the constitutional amendment.” Read the Topeka Capital-Journal article about the upcoming education funding fight. https://www.cjonline.com/news/20190107/kansas-gop-legislature-democratic-governor-ready-to-rumble-on-k-12-school-aid?fbclid=IwAR3eYSW6QC126iOANZjkLx8ADL-otknANZ-iBIBN5sxFcIx9VeKIb3GtX28 Originally posted to Facebook on 01/09/2019....
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Leave a Comment Game On Participates in Ed Advocates Press Conference – Shawnee Mission Post Article
Game On was happy to be one of several of public education advocacy organizations who gathered in Topeka to urge the 2019 Kansas legislature to finish the work needed to bring the state’s K-12 funding formula in line with the supreme court’s latest ruling on adequacy and equity. Read the Shawnee Mission Posts’s article about the event using the link below. https://shawneemissionpost.com/2019/01/09/local-education-advocates-ask-legislature-to-finish-work-on-k-12-funding-formula-preserve-constitution-76244?fbclid=IwAR2RvR3HqiOtmRZ4uHS4vRAxXeDMVFg9N-3gClkOdY55ELL6of1VTjgUehc Originally posted to Facebook on 01/09/2019....
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