We were among the 37 organizations and individuals providing testimony against HB 2550 (an Education Savings Account aka voucher bill) in the House K-12 Education Budget Committee. There were four proponents, the usual suspects – Kansas Policy Institute, Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas and a representative from Ed Choice...
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HB 2119 – Education Savings Account Hearing
You can watch and/or listen to the House K-12 Education Budget Committee meeting. After getting an update on CARES Act funding, the House K-12 Education Budget Committee had a hearing on HB 2119, an expansive Education Savings Account bill we oppose. We testified against the bill. Watch the Hearing: Or...
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We had a nice break from Action Alerts and assaults on Kansas public education that looked they wouldn’t move beyond committees, but the 2018 and 2020 elections saw the replacement of multiple pro-public education legislators with ultra cons. Wednesday, January 26th both the Senate Education Committee and the House K-12...
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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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