Posted by Mark Desetti | Jul 30, 2021 | Bright Future, Kansas State Board of Education, State Board of Education |
Working from the Kansas State Department of Education’s “Navigating Change” document, Governor Laura Kelly has issued guidance for school districts with an emphasis on opening safely for the 2021-22 school year...
Read MorePosted by Mark Desetti | Jul 1, 2021 | Bright Future, Elections, Higher Ed, Support for Educators |
Who is Leading the “Censorship Caucus?” Prominent Kansas Republicans are falling all over each other in their effort to censor Kansas educators. It started with Attorney General – and Republican gubernatorial...
Read MorePosted by Mark Desetti | May 26, 2021 | Elections, House, Senate |
One veto override attempt, a couple of resolutions, and it’s done… There was only one attempt to override any of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s recent vetoes. This one was on Senate Bill 29 – a bill...
Read MorePosted by Mark Desetti | May 13, 2021 | Advocacy & Action, Bright Future, Higher Ed, House, Kansas State Board of Education, School Finance, Senate, State Board of Education, Support for Educators, Taxation |
Vouchers There were several attempts to expand Kansas’ current voucher program (tax credit scholarships) and create a radical new voucher program coming from Kristey Williams (R-Augusta) K-12 Education Budget Committee....
Read MorePosted by Mark Desetti | May 8, 2021 | Advocacy & Action, Higher Ed, House, Kansas State Board of Education, School Finance, Senate, State Board of Education, Taxation |
Last day sees little debate but critical legislation passed When the legislature convened on Friday morning there were three major issues outstanding for public education. They did not have a school finance plan, a maintenance...
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