Our own Judith Deedy had the opportunity to participate in this thoughtful podcast on the remote/in-person situation. Check it out. Update: the SM Schools bond issue discussed passed 69/31. Originally posted to Facebook 1/31/2021....
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Perspective from Rep. Jo Ella Hoye via the Shawnee Mission Post
“The pandemic has required all of us to improvise, adapt, and overcome. This is a public health emergency. Proposing these extreme policy changes as a reaction to the past year is irresponsible. Students have been and will continue to be impacted by this disaster, and our Constitutional obligation is to...
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No comments Topeka Capital-Journal Article: KS Auditors Document State’s Routine Underfunding of Special Ed
The next time you hear our schools are overfunded, remember this example of chronic underfunding we’ve experienced and are just starting to escape.“The state’s budget woes fueled routine underfunding of the formula guiding Kansas appropriations for special education in K-12 public school districts and made it tougher to afford specialized...
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PRESS EVENT TOMORROW, TUESDAY, JAN. 8THAhead of the 2019 legislative session, parent-led advocacy groups unite in urging the legislature to stay the course on school funding. A press conference is scheduled for tomorrow:Tuesday, January 8, 2019The Kansas Statehouse, TopekaRoom 212-N11:15 a.m. Parent advocates representing several grassroots groups throughout Kansas will...
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