Vouchers are a new entitlement program and bad policy whether you’re in Texas or Kansas. “I am by no means a public education expert, but I believe in my heart that using taxpayer dollars to fund an entitlement program is not conservative and is bad public policy.” Read more here:...
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Tax dollars are wasted in states with school vouchers; programs start small, then balloon in costs and eligibility
Look at the reality, not the talking points. Multiple Kansas legislators and the dark money that funds them want to bring these deeply flawed voucher programs here. “Indiana is a tragic example of a state that started a voucher program aimed at low-income families, but now gives vouchers worth about...
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No comments Facing a veto, school choice legislation facing a climb this session
We remain wary that voucher bills will still find their way into committees and onto chamber floors this session and urge you stay vigilant and continuing to educate yourselve and others on how harmful they are. As 2024 elections approach, also please understand that the reason we don’t have the...
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No comments Kansas legislative leaders have chosen course of maximum confrontation, extremism
Please read this whole editorial to understand what we’re up against and what we could have if we had different people in charge of the legislature. “This month, the Kansas Chamber, the main representative of Koch interests and a major player in Kansas politics, released its legislative priorities — its...
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