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Newsweek Opinion – Support Teachers

“Because of how much teachers do for students and communities, they’re expected to cure all societal ills. And when schools shut down, teachers get blamed, endlessly alternating between hero and villain. It’s easier to scapegoat teachers than it is to hold politicians accountable for investing in schools and providing pandemic support.” https://www.newsweek.com/we-must-support-our-teachers-opinion-1671299?fbclid=IwAR0ZVR_kSbJx2ekdtn4NEq637TmMyHvMMkSJRjaxs2q3a4svAEolFMLEeLE Originally posted to Facebook 1/23/2022...
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Again…Vouchers Don’t Work

The first voucher bill of the Kansas session was introduced yesterday. We strongly oppose vouchers whether they are called “tax credit scholarships” or “education savings accounts” or something else because the data show they do not help struggling students, they lack basic accountability measures and they take public money at a time when our public schools, which educate the vast majority of Kansas kids, are still not fully funded. Be informed.”Studies of voucher programs across the country have found that students who participate in private school voucher programs fare worse academically than students educated in public schools, and...
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Engage with K-12 Education Budget Committee

Parents and teachers, it’s time to engage, particularly with the K-12 Education Budget Committee. A few voices are distorting DEI initiatives and curriculum transparency. Let them hear from you, too. In SMSD parents have extensive access to curriculum through parent Canvas accounts. Does your district have similar access?“The goals of transparency, or even the ideas of parental involvement in schools, these are these are good things, right? Friedman said. “They’re things that we would support. But we have to think carefully about the mechanisms that we’re putting in place, and the ulterior developments that could could emerge from...
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