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Game On Joins in Letter to Congress

Game On joined in this letter to Congress regarding federal funding during the COVID-19 crisis. The other parties signing areKansas State Board of EducationKansas Association of School BoardsUnited School Administrators of KansasKansas National Education AssociationKansas Association of Special Education Administrators Kansas PTASchools for Quality Educationhttps://kasb.org/…/joint-letter-to-Congress-federal-funding… You can add your voice by contacting the Kansas congressional delegation:Senator Pat Roberts 109 Hart Washington, DC 20510Rep. Roger Marshall 312 Cannon Washington, DC 20515Rep. Sharice Davids 1541 Longworth Washington, DC 20515Senator Jerry Moran 521 Dirksen Washington, DC 20510Rep. Steve Watkins 1205 Longworth Washington, DC 20515Rep. Ron Estes 2452 Rayburn Washington, DC 20515...
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ACTION ALERT – April 15, 2020

CALL TO ACTION: Coronvirus Recovery – support IDEA emergency funding and flexibility. You don’t have to be a school board member to use this form from the National School Board Association Action Center.“We urge Congress to fully fund the federal share of the national investment in special education, IDEA, this year or at least provide a minimum of $13 billion immediately through the next supplemental appropriation. Also, Congress needs to provide narrowly tailored and temporary flexibility to school districts as they continue to act in good faith to provide appropriate special education and related services to the extent...
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ACTION ALERT – April 29, 2020

While we normally focus our advocacy efforts at the state level, the tremendous hit to the Kansas economy is having a devastating impact on Kansas revenues, which may have an unavoidable effect on the funding available for public schools. Those of us who recall the budget cuts from the Great Recession know how much damage those budget cuts inflicted and how we are still attempting to recover from them. Please urge our Kansas congressional delegation to help states (which unlike the federal government can’t run a deficit) provide essential services while dealing with a global pandemic. Call or...
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