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KS State Treasurer Explains Voucher Bill Problems

Our State Treasurer, Lynn Rogers, outlines some of the major problems with the latest Kansas voucher bill. We agree. “The difficulty with vouchers is that they began to privatize a system not designed to be privatized. Our school boards provide a process for the public to play a role in...

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Public Opposition to ESA Accounts – Read KASB’s Reporting on HB 2550

“Anderson said one private school rescinded his son’s admission after his diagnosis and the other private school, while extremely caring, did not have the professional training and services needed to help his son.“’If you want to make this bill work for families like mine, you would need to obligate private...

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Game On Opposes Education Savings Account Bill HB 2550

We were among the 37 organizations and individuals providing testimony against HB 2550 (an Education Savings Account aka voucher bill) in the House K-12 Education Budget Committee. There were four proponents, the usual suspects – Kansas Policy Institute, Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas and a representative from Ed Choice...

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Private Schools Acknowledge They Can and Do “Transition” Out Low-performing Students

We first shared this video from a tax credit scholarship expansion hearing almost exactly a year ago. In it, a private school representative acknowledged that they can and sometimes do transition kids out because they aren’t performing academically. We continue to believe that private schools should not receive public tax...

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