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The House Education Committee needs to hear from us again. Tuesday they’ll be discussing the charter bill. Charters are supposed to be a good thing, but in reality they siphon funds from true public schools, and often cherry pick students, expel students and fail to outperform true public schools. They have recently proven to be a favorite mechanism for those who seek to privatize public schools and a cash cow for those who seek to profit from it. There have also been a large number of scandals in charter schools across the country. Urge legislators to support the...

SMSD selects new Superintendent, Dr. Jim Hinson, currently Independence Superintendent. http://www.smsd.org/news.aspx?id=690...

For those who want more info on Common Core, here is a SMSD presentation: https://www.box.com/s/tjml8zfok6rzsa4ec43c, and here are FAQs: http://www.corestandards.org/resources/frequently-asked-questions....

 Judicial Selection has been fast tracked this week! The House is hearing SB 8 and the Sentate is hearing HB 2019. IF you have not called your House Rep AND Senator, do so TODAY. Both bills are on the floor and will likely receive FINAL ACTION tomorrow. Once you’ve contacted your elected officials, please SHARE this status on your FB page. Please email with this simple statement. “I support an independent judiciary and oppose the proposed changes to the judicial selection process.”...