Some people are just determined to dismantle public education. Some of them are legislators and the others work for the Kansas Policy Institute. Just this week, we attended a presentation by Kansas Education Commissioner Randy...
Read MoreNot content to just radically expand the current tuition tax credit (aka voucher) program in Kansas, Reps. Kristey Williams (R-Augusta) and Renee Erickson (R-Wichita) have introduced and held a hearing on their so-called...
Read MoreAt-Risk funding still being challenged On Monday, KNEA testified in opposition to HB 2540 which would require a school district to transfer the portion of State Foundation Aid that is directly attributable to the at-risk student...
Read MoreAbortion Constitutional Amendment keeps legislators in their seats There’s been plenty of press about the constitutional amendment on abortion rights being pushed by Kansans for Life, or KLF. It has passed the Senate....
Read MoreThe Senate Education Committee held a hearing on SB 271, a bill repealing the sunset on high density at-risk funding. High density at-risk weighting was adopted a number of years ago after a cost study noted that addressing...
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