Kansas has been falling behind on funding for mandatory special education services and any State Board of Education or other candidates claiming otherwise are either uninformed or misleading you. We need electeds who will work to fix this and provide every student with the staffing and services they need From...
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KASB reminder to fully fund SPED!
Remind your legislator-providing SPED services is mandatory, so state funding shouldn’t be optional. It’s never a bad time to remind lawmakers about the need to increase special education funding in Kansas!...
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No comments ‘It’s such a statement’: JoCo mom reacts to school districts’ joint letter regarding special education funding
“Jahnke said she’s frustrated with the Kansas Legislature’s budget proposal for next year. “’People keep saying, ‘Well, you just have to wait. Maybe next year, maybe next year.’ This is the only chance we get at third grade,’ she said. “The budget sets aside $601 million for special education. No...
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No comments All students are impacted when SPED isn’t fully-funded
This post is from our friends at Stand Up Blue Valley but applies throughout the state. Underfunding SPED hurts ALL students, and the current status is unacceptable, yet our legislators don’t feel compelled to act. It wil also be unacceptable if they try to address the underfunding in the conference...
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