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Encourage your school community to follow @KASBTopeka & @tallman_mark to get informed about #KeyFacts on school finance. xitter.cf/kasbtopeka/status/7908…
Key Facts: How has school funding changed compared to inflation & other cost indicators? Tallman Education Report tallmankasb.blogspot.com
How did SMSD legislators vote? A NO vote sustained the flat tax veto, protecting public education funding. A YES vote would override the veto, leading to a significant reduction in state revenues putting ed funding at risk of budget cuts like under the last tax experiment.
It’s time to advocate for students. Send a quick email to state legislators—Fully Fund SPED! SMSD is using $10M in general education dollars to cover the shortfall in SPED funding. Check out the graphics for more details and find a sample email at bit.ly/SMACFullyFundSPED 🧵1/4
The 2024 Legislative Session has begun and there is already a lot to be watching. Learn more about these issues, see how SMSD area legislators voted, and see the SPED action item in the full update at:
smac-pta.org/_files/ugd/ba11…
Early voting starts on Saturday!! We need the SMSD community to show up for these school board elections. Check out the candidate forum pinned to our Facebook page. And note the helpful voting info in the graphics below. Share them and encourage other parents to vote!
Thank you to @shawmissionpost for making it easy to be an informed voter!
🌻 Attend in person
🌻 Watch live on SMP’s Facebook page
🌻Watch the recording on SMP’s Facebook page
Join us Thursday night to meet the SMSD school board candidates. Bring your kids and show them what civic engagement looks like!
Be an informed voter! Mark your calendar and come meet candidates running for our SMSD School Board.
This event is open to everyone in the community — bring a friend or a neighbor! And spread the word!
SMAC PTA 🌻 retweeted
The voucher bills being proposed in the #ksleg are absurd on their own, but it gets even worse - they can all be used together! Forget double-dipping; triple dipping is where it’s at!
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Actually, triple dip. And the answer is yes. Take scholarship, 100% tax credit and ESA. #ksleg #ksed #respectisearned (or not)
🚨Public comments needed—Education Savings Accounts (vouchers) divert needed public school funds to private and home schools.
Deadline to submit written testimony is 3:30 on Thur (2/2). Link to template for testimony and instructions to submit:
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
Read the latest SMAC PTA Legislative Update for info on voucher bills introduced in the Kansas legislature. Public dollars belong with public schools who accept and educate all children. Action Items included. smac-pta.org/_files/ugd/ba11…
Voucher bills that divert public tax dollars to private schools were introduced last week, putting funding for the over 90% of kids that attend public schools at risk.
Kansas PTA & SMSD oppose voucher programs that put funding for our kids in public schools at risk.
You can read Kansas PTA's testimony opposing Bill HB2048 which would expand the Tax Credit Scholarship voucher program here:
kansas-pta.org/wp-content/up…
