The Senate passed on emergency final action the tax credit scholarship expansion bill we oppose (23-14). They refused to amend it to require all participating schools to be accredited or to allow other amendments that would have done more to ensure the bill served its purported purpose. Please thank the...
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SB 61 – Tax Credit Scholarship Expansion Hearing
It’s not too late to email senators who are hearing SB 61 the tax credit scholarship expansion bill. Urge them to vote NO. Listen in here: http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/…/20210211/-1/10602… Larry.Alley@senate.ks.gov, Molly.Baumgardner@senate.ks.gov, Rick.Billinger@senate.ks.gov, Elaine.Bowers@senate.ks.gov, JRClaeys@senate.ks.gov, Ethan.Corson@senate.ks.gov, Brenda.Dietrich@senate.ks.gov, John.Doll@senate.ks.gov, Renee.Erickson@senate.ks.gov, Bud.Estes@senate.ks.gov, Michael.Fagg@senate.ks.gov, Oletha.Faust-Goudeau@senate.ks.gov, Marci.Francisco@senate.ks.gov, Beverly.Gossage@senate.ks.gov, David.Haley@senate.ks.gov, Tom.Hawk@senate.ks.gov, Richard.Hilderbrand@senate.ks.gov, Tom.Holland@senate.ks.gov, Cindy.Holscher@senate.ks.gov, Dan.Kerschen@senate.ks.gov, Rick.Kloos@senate.ks.gov, Jeff.Longbine@senate.ks.gov, Ty.Masterson@senate.ks.gov,...
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No comments Op-Ed Explains Latest Effort to Privatize Education in Kansas
Also….ACTION ALERT! SB 61 (tax credit scholarship expansion) will be on the Senate floor at 2:30 TODAY! Urge your senator to vote NO. “Yet if the rationale for Kansas vouchers is to improve educational outcomes for at-risk youth, then wouldn’t we expect these bills to serve students who are actually...
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No comments Private Schools Admit They Don’t Keep All Kids
We oppose private schools receiving public tax dollars so long as they are not required to accept all children and they are not required to keep the students they accept. In this video from a hearing on the tax credit scholarship expansion bill, Michael Wescott, Director of Development Catholic Diocese...
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