Over the past two weeks on our Facebook page we have shared videos from #ksleg leadership including House Majority Leader Chris Croft, Chair of the K-12 Education Budget Committee Kristey Williams and Chair of the House Education Committee Adam Thomas showing them treating teachers and school boards as enemies, scheming...
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Education Conference Committee Passes New SPED Funding; Floor Votes Expected during Veto Session
We survived another #kslegafterdark and it went better than they usually do! We know we had a lot of team members in the Capitol and watching online into the early hours of Saturday. The legislature is on break until they come back for the veto session April 25. The education...
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No comments Kansas Legislature attempts to resurrect education funding bill on last day of regular session; advocacy still needed
Stay vigilant, team! The conference committee is being resurrected to deal with the education/SPED budget since SB 387 failed the Senate. The right thing would be to reject Rep. Williams’s practice of hearing multiple policy bills in the K-12 Education Budget Committee, refusing to work them separately during the session...
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No comments Flawed SB 387 Fails in Kansas Senate After Strong Advocacy Push by Education Supporters
We have good news! SB 387 failed in the Senate 12-26. Thank you to everyone who contacted their legislators! Please thank the following who voted against this flawed bill: Senators Billinger, Blasi, Bowers, Corson, Dietrich, Doll, Faust-Goudeau, Francisco, Haley, Holland, Holscher, Kerschen, Longbine, McGinn, O’Shea, Olson, Pettey, Pittman, Pyle, Reddi,...
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