Ty Masterson, in his own words: vouchers would be his “#1 agenda” item if he wins the governorship. He says he’s been unable to pass them so far because he’s had a majority in support of vouchers but not a supermajority, which he has needed to overcome Governor Kelly’s vetoes....
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Don’t Go Back to the Brownback Years
Do you remember how bad our public education situation was when the Brownback tax plan was in effect? We do. Here’s an article we shared back in 2013. Ty Masterson is promising to take us back to those days. https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/jun/17/report-says-schools-underfunded-657-million-fy-201/?templates=mobile&fbclid=IwY2xjawVGIt1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMUVtaWJMamdocjVEUmhLaG5zcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeN-IRS0PSSDJr2uWs5lZ9lf_Ad5amexi2j66NQ0ybAM_Z3n9lgPsqUR8Fr1A_aem_ic4DMW0fIAyTc-oV2KFqvw Originally posted on facebook October 21, 2026...
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No comments Sam Brownback Praises Ty Masterson
During the first Brownback administration we warned Kansans about looming problems and during the second one Republicans, Democrats and unaffiliateds joined together to flip the legislature back to a reasonable majority and elect Governor Kelly, but not before a generation of Kansas kids were deprived of a constitutionally adequate education....
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No comments Vouchers Create a New Taxpayer Subsidy
Vouchers create a new taxpayer subsidy for private schools and people who can already afford private school and allow the state to pay a relatively small per pupil figure to abandon poorer children. This piece by Bruce Baker highlights the abandonment. It also notes two kinds of experiments resulting in...
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