3,000 jobs lost. Less course offerings for students to choose from. Larger classes. $135 million in funding cut. Children’s educational needs ignored.
And that was before public schools in Kansas took another $36 million hit yesterday as a result of Governor Parkinson’s freshly balanced 2010 budget. Oh, and let’s not forget about the $156 million that was [...]
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Yesterday, shortly after KS-03 Congressman Dennis Moore announced his retirement following this term inCongress, State Representative and Kansas House Appropriations Chairman Kevin Yoder was the first in a line of many Johnson County Republicans to announce his intent to run for the KS-03 seat. According to the Kansas City Star’s Primebuzz, Yoder was the first [...]
Did anyone else notice the front page of today’s Eagle?
I understand that our state is struggling in this economy and, why I am saddened that our governor has decided to cut $36 million from K-12 education, I am appalled at the comments made by Jason Watkins, Republican Representative from the 105th District. When asked about [...]
Last night, I attended the Town Hall for Responsible Sex Education at the All Souls Unitarian Church in Kansas City. This event was designed to help people learn more about comprehensive sex ed while also learning how to take action and advocate.
By definition, comprehensive sex ed is just that – comprehensive. That means medically accurate, fact-based [...]
Kansas students and Kansas schools received high marks from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last week, but that really comes as no surprise. Kansas has ranked in the top 10 states on academic achievement in several reports. The Kansas state assessments show that 87.6% of our schools met adequate yearly progress goals for the 2008-2009 [...]
As mentioned here on Forward Kansas over the past week, here and here, because of revised revenue projections, it is more than likely that our public schools are going to take yet another hit in their ability to provide a quality education for our children.
Kansas is currently looking at a $460 million shortfall to the previously balanced [...]
The answer to that question unfortunately does not lie in the hands of students, parents, teachers, building administrators, or even department officials; it is in the hands of our elected officials in Topeka.
School Districts across the country are competing for $4.3 billion in federal grant dollars from the “Race to the Top” fund. One of [...]
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