This post is from our friends at Stand Up Blue Valley but applies throughout the state. Underfunding SPED hurts ALL students, and the current status is unacceptable, yet our legislators don’t feel compelled to act. It wil also be unacceptable if they try to address the underfunding in the conference...
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Johnson and Wyandotte county schools transfer millions to cover state special education shortfall
The Legislature’s own research department said that in the current fiscal year, schools are being shorted $173 million from covering the 92% of statewide excess costs as the law calls for. SPED services are mandatory, and the federal government and Kansas legislature need to fund it. Underfunding SPED hurts all...
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No comments Blue Valley Schools are entering the third year of zero suicides with help from grieving parents
This story should be required reading for anyone questioning the importance and appropriateness of social emotional learning: https://bluevalleypost.com/2023/11/08/blue-valley-parents-give-hope-161601/?fbclid=IwAR2yPU1nQEWeYnQkyvDDKa0JG5d0nG48dL21BK_9A4YmJduAqYxLHoo7ObM Originally posted on Facebook on Nov. 12th, 2023....
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No comments Extremists Vie for Seats on Blue Valley School Board
Don’t hand your school board over to extremists. From Champions For Lansing Education: “Here’s the thing: the last election didn’t flip the board from liberal to conservative- it flipped from moderate to extreme. The problem is the extremists like 1776 Project PAC & their endorsed candidates are so “Conservative” they...
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