Update at 11:40 pm Monday, March 25th: Despite the fact that 0 districts and 0 education advocates voiced support of the bad education policy bill (House Substitute for SB 16), it has gained favorable approval 63-60. Final vote tomorrow. This is a narrow margin, so if you haven’t contacted your legislator yet, do so tonight or tomorrow morning. They’ll also probably take up the funding bill (which we also oppose) when they resume at 11 am tomorrow....
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Oppose bullying voucher bill
The House K-12 Education Budget could be working on the actual education budget. (The attorney general has suggested enactment of legislation by March 15.) Instead today they had a hearing on a bill to create a voucher for students who report bullying. While we agree bullying is a serious problem, we note this bill was an ALEC model bill and is promoted by school choice organizations, not anti-bullying organizations. We submitted written testimony. We particularly object to this bill being a voucher bill and allowing public funds to go to private schools. We note no finding of bullying...
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Oh, look, Oklahoma has a bullying voucher bill, too. The Kansas House K-12 Education Budget committee heard a bullying voucher bill last week. Why is such a bill up in 2 different state houses at the same time? Because it’s an ALEC bill being promoted by people who oppose funding public schools and support funneling money to private schools under whatever pretext they can. Game On has submitted testimony against the Kansas bill. We’ll be watching for committee action but it is being reported that Republican leadership is pushing this bill. Editorial of the Week on bullying voucher...
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Leave a Comment Keeping courts a political issue
SB 22 is at best a political game and at worst a fiscal disaster we don’t need on the cusp of escaping the Brownback fiscal disaster. Tell your representatives to vote no on SB 22. It could come up for a vote in the next day or so. “The slim chance of approving Medicaid expansion in the state will drop to zero. More ominously, the possibility of a compromise on school spending may also go up in smoke. “This would be a first-degree tragedy. “You’d think Republicans would want to avoid that. You would be wrong. Instead, it’s...
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