The Kansas Supreme Court has played an essential role in holding the legislature to their constitutional duty to fund public education. That is one of the primary motivations behind the constitutional amendment on the ballot for the August primary. VOTE NO to protect our public schools and the children they serve. (Thank you to Kansas Appleseed for compiling this timeline.) Originally Posted on Facebook on July 25, 2026...
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Divisive Rhetoric from Project 1776 to Take Over School Board
They’re baaack! For a third election cycle, we are sharing the salty tweets below because Ryan Girdusky is the New Yorker who leads the 1776 Project PAC which then sought and again seeks to take over school boards using divisive rhetoric and misinformation. Kansas voters soundly rejected their candidates in local school board elections and should do so again now that they’re moving to try to take over our State Board of Education. In the primary election, Jean Clifford in District 5 and Destry Brown in District 9 are running as local public education supporters rather than being...
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Leave a Comment Beware of Candidates backed by the 1776 Project PAC
They’re baaack! For a third election cycle, is infiltrating Kansas school board elections. Kansas voters soundly rejected their candidates in local school board elections and should do so again now that they’re moving to try to take over our State Board of Education. In the primary election, Jean Clifford in District 5 and Destry Brown in District 9 are running as local public education supporters rather than being bolstered by an out-of-state PAC. In the general election, Jennifer Lloyd in District 1, Amy Diediker in District 3, Lorie Wood in District 5, Ann Zimmerman in District 7 and...
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Leave a Comment Governor, State Board of Education, & House Primary Rosters
Game On for Kansas Schools is releasing its roster for the August 4, 2026 primary races for Governor, State Board of Education, and the Kansas House of Representatives. The candidates we believe will be the best advocates for public education are on our roster, while incumbents who have repeatedly failed to support public education are “Benched for academic ineligibility.” Kansas students, educators and their families are counting on you to be an informed voter. This roster is for candidates with contested primaries. We will release additional rosters for the general elections after the August primaries. Originally posted to...
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