It’s go time! Several voucher-type bills have been passed out of the K-12 Education Budget Committee or have been blessed or moved to non-exempt committees to keep them alive past the turnaround deadline, so we may have more action alerts in the coming days and weeks. For today, we are...
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ACTION ALERT – Tax Credit Scholarship Expansion Attempt
TWO UPDATES:First, if the tax credit scholarship expansion moves forward, it will probably be through SB 382. SB 382 was the version of the Fort Leavenworth capital improvement state aid fix the Senate passed. The House K-12 Education Budget Committee (our least favorite committee this session) amended SB 382 to...
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No comments Tax Credit Scholarship Expansion Opposition Testimony
Game On for Kansas Schools submitted testimony in opposition to House Bill 2465. This bill would amend and expand the current tax credit scholarship program to include ALL students (not just those in the attendance area of the lowest-performing elementary schools) as long as they are eligible for free OR...
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No comments Koch Family’s Latest Attack on KS Public Schools
Last week we shared a story about how the Kochs are attacking public education. Our experience shows us that the “education reform” the Kochs advocate has a lot more to do with minimizing the funding of public education than with actually helping students succeed. From the Washington Post, “Leaders of...
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