“‘The Kansas assessment has persistently been an outlier for all of the three children in my own family and for thousands of students across the state, as data has shown,’ Deedy, a public education advocate, said at a Tuesday meeting of the Kansas State Board of Education… “Beryl New, a...
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GOP members of US Senate protest Trump freeze of $6.8B in school funding
Ask our Kansas Senators Marshall and Moran to sign on to this letter calling for the release of already-appropriated education funds. (Contact information at bottom of post.) Districts received notice that the funds were being withheld just one day from the disbursement date. “Republican members of the U.S. Senate called...
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No comments Steven Becker explains why we shouldn’t elect Supreme Court Justices
We miss having Steven Becker in the legislature. Here he explains why we shouldn’t elect Supreme Court Justices. “This session, the Kansas Legislature voted to send Senate Concurrent Resolution 1611 to voters. This proposed constitutional amendment creates the direct partisan political election of Kansas Supreme Court justices. Such elections would...
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No comments We Oppose Federal Voucher Programs Too!
We oppose this voucher and oppose hiding it in the budget bill. “The tax panel’s proposal includes a $20 billion total tax credit, which would be made up of a $5 billion tax credit annually between 2026 and 2029… “‘This is opening the door to the federal government subsidizing a...
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