“Already, Kansas lawmakers have passed on banning bump stocks, strengthening background checks and raising the age at which Kansans can buy a rifle. This bill isn’t expected to become law, either, and thank goodness. But its proponents did illustrate even better than their critics why sending underpaid, underappreciated and mostly...
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KC Star Editorial re: Texas A&M School Funding Report
“‘The analysis finds a strong, positive relationship between educational outcomes and educational costs,’ Taylor concluded. She also said a 1 percentage point increase in graduation rates is associated with a 1.2 percent increase in costs in lower grades and a 1.9 percent increase in costs at the high school level....
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No comments KC Star Editorial – Why Are Lawmakers Pushing Cuts Instead of School Funding?
“Tyson’s tax-cut push is insidious on another front. Making tax cuts priority one is one more attempt to lower the amount that lawmakers spend on schools. The sad thing is that conservatives have been waging this fight for years. Each time, the state Supreme Court has ultimately ruled that the...
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No comments A Letter from Mayor Sly James to Students
In the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting, our friends at Johnson County Educators asked us to share this KC Star letter to students by KC Mayor Sly James. “It’s time for you to unite to protect yourselves. You have to make your voices heard and your faces seen....
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