Posted by Mark Desetti | Mar 3, 2021 | Advocacy & Action, Higher Ed, KNEA, School Finance, Senate |
Friday is the day on which bills must pass their chamber of origin in order to be considered by the second chamber. There are, of course, exceptions. Bills that are in some time-line exempt committees can still be considered...
Read MorePosted by Mark Desetti | Feb 17, 2021 | Advocacy & Action, House, Kansas State Board of Education, Senate, State Board of Education, Uncategorized |
It’s been a quiet few days in the Kansas Statehouse with both chambers moving to pro-forma sessions Monday and Tuesday so that legislators could avoid coming in to Topeka during this dreadful cold snap. While many...
Read MorePosted by Mark Desetti | Feb 12, 2021 | Advocacy & Action, House, Kansas State Board of Education, School Finance, Senate, State Board of Education, Taxation, Uncategorized |
Senate advances voucher scheme to give private schools permission to recruit the best students and athletes out of neighborhood public schools On a vote of 23 to 14, the Kansas Senate has approved Senate Bill 61, a bill...
Read MorePosted by Mark Desetti | Feb 9, 2021 | Advocacy & Action, Bright Future, House, Kansas State Board of Education, School Finance, Senate, State Board of Education, Uncategorized |
More Vouchers in House K-12 Education Budget Committee The latest voucher proposal to get a hearing in Rep. Kristey Williams’ committee is HB 2119, a bill designed to move as many students out of public schools as quickly...
Read MorePosted by Mark Desetti | Feb 3, 2021 | Advocacy & Action, House, School Finance, Senate |
Senate Education Committee votes to send voucher bill to full Senate The Senate Education Committee rejected all attempts to amend Senate Bill 61, the expansion of the state’s tuition tax credit/voucher program, and sent...
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