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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead...

Help us reach more Kansans! Tell people about our website. We all have many friends and family members who care about public schools but don’t understand the challenges our schools are facing or what they can do to push back against those who are working against public education. We are also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/#!/gameonforksschools. With more informed citizens, more letter writers, more constituents of legislators who continue to vote against us, more constituents who support legislators who are fighting the good fight, we can make a difference! The next few weeks will be critical. Come on Kansans,...

 Agenda 21 was specifically cited as a reason to oppose Common Core in contacts to legislators, and we are glad to see Barbara Shelly highlighting that significant legislation in Kansas isn’t coming from Kansans but from outside forces like ALEC. We would also add Jeb Bush’s organization and Americans for Prosperity to the list. KPI appears to be linked to all 3 of those organizations. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/03/14/4121116/psst-un-agenda-isnt-the-one-that.html...

Discussion on the charter bill in the Kansas House Education Committee continues.   CONTACT THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: kasha.kelley@house.ks.gov, ward.cassidy@house.ks.gov, ed.trimmer@house.ks.gov, sue.boldra@house.ks.gov, john.bradford@house.ks.gov, carolyn.bridges@house.ks.gov, diana.dierks@house.ks.gov, willie.dove@house.ks.gov, john.ewy@house.ks.gov, shanti.gandhi@house.ks.gov, amanda.grosserode@house.ks.gov, dennis.hedke@house.ks.gov, ron.highland@house.ks.gov, roderick.houston@house.ks.gov, jerry.lunn@house.ks.gov, nancy.lusk@house.ks.gov, kelly.meigs@house.ks.gov, melissa.rooker@house.ks.gov, valdenia.winn@house.ks.gov...