LEA Advocacy

Fact Check Friday

The 2009–10 school year was the last time the Kansas Legislature fully funded its share of special education costs with state dollars.

Since special education became a required service in all Kansas public schools in 1979, the Legislature is now funding the smallest share of special education costs in state history.

Knowing the facts is the first step toward informed conversations about education funding in Kansas.

Thank you to the voters in HD 10 and all my volunteers!

Tomorrow is Election Day! Reach out to your neighbors and friends and remind them to vote tomorrow. Vote for me and vote NO on the amendment.

Protecting Kansas public schools starts at the ballot box.

A NO vote on the constitutional amendment helps preserve the constitutional protections that have long supported funding for our public schools. Strong public schools mean opportunities for every child.

Make your voice heard. Vote NO and stand up for Kansas students, educators, and public education

Last fall, when educators rallied to secure a living wage for education support staff, Suzanne Wikle stood with us because she believes that one job should be enough and that strong public schools begin with supporting the people who make them work. Over the past two legislative sessions, she has consistently reached out to local educators to understand how proposed legislation would impact our jobs and Lawrence Public Schools. When it has mattered most, she has fought for the students, families, and educators of House District 10.

That is why we have supported Suzanne in this primary by knocking on doors, writing postcards, and talking with our neighbors. We believe that real support is measured by action—not simply by writing a check.

Please vote for Suzanne Wikle for House District 10!

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After a great training by Kansas for All Action on how to canvas and talk to folks about election related items, we were able to put that knowledge to use by going out and canvassing for Suzanne Wikle for House District 10 and voting NO on the constitutional amendment to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices.

Another great night writing postcards for Suzanne Wikle for House District 10 and encouraging folks to also vote no on the constitutional amendment.

Q: Why are billionaires spending $$$ in dark money against Vicki Schmidt?

A: They know she will support funding our kids’ public schools. And she WON’T support tax money going to private schools.

Americans For (their own) Prosperity actively works against public education. Why? For one, their billionaire backers don’t want to pay taxes, and public schools are funded with tax money. Secondly, their billionaire backers want to MAKE money off of educating our kids (only the ones they choose, mind you) so they want to privatize education through voucher-type programs.

𝘼𝙁𝙋 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨, 𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙖𝙭𝙚𝙨. It’s about their secret billionaire backers. AFP isn’t required to disclose who funds them. They spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in Kansas each election cycle to back the likes of Ty Masterson, who as KS Senate President worked to avoid funding public schools and to give away tax money to private schools. They work year-round spreading lies about our schools and our kids to undermine voter confidence.

Now “a Washington-area dark money super PAC calling itself the “𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱” has dedicated $2 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 to airing artificial intelligence-generated attack ads on Schmidt, the Kansas insurance commissioner, as she seeks the Republican nomination for governor in the Aug. 4 primary. If you haven’t heard of the School Freedom Fund, it’s an offshoot of the Club for Growth, a nationwide billionaire boys’ club that wants to privatize public education for profit.” (Wichita Eagle; link in comments.)

Like many Blue Valley-area Republican voters, 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 - to Blue Valley specifically. She values educating our children. She backed funding public schools as a KS Senator, and she’ll do it if elected Governor. She knows Kansans don’t want their tax money going to private, selective, unaccountable, religious schools - where the schools choose the kids. She’ll oppose any tax money diversion scheme.

Voting in the Aug. 4 primary starts this Saturday, July 18. Walk in Monday through Saturday 9 AM - 7 PM at multiple early voting locations including BV Hilltop Campus, 7700 W. 143rd St, OP; and OP Arboretum Longhouse, 9209 W. 179th St., OP. You’ll need your driver’s license or state ID.

𝗪𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝗢 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.