Tag: KASB
SCOTUS to decide if public officials can block critics on their social media platforms
Free speech rights in the era of social media are on the docket in the U.S. Supreme Court as justices…
School Board Member Free Speech and Transparency Act has hearing
HB 2382, the School District Board of Education Member Free Speech and Transparency Act, was introduced at a hearing before…
Rose Hill superintendent’s student achievement deception is all too typical
Frustrated with district officials’ refusal to acknowledge a student achievement crisis, a group of Rose Hill parents mailed a postcard…
KS education establishment out of touch with parents, student needs
The education establishment in Kansas appears to remain remarkably out of step with parents’ and students’ needs. While polling in…
Legislators ridicule KASB deception, praise Virginia governor’s honesty
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s bleak but refreshingly honest end-of-the-school-year report on K-12 education in the commonwealth focused on many of…
KSDE shirks responsibility to school districts, promotes KASB membership
The Kansas Department of Education purports to be a “dedicated service agency” that provides leadership, resources, and support. But like…
KASB report is a modern-day Emperor’s New Clothes tale
In Hans Christian Andersen’s The Emperor’s New Clothes, two swindlers arrive at the capital city of an emperor who spends…
House fails to override Kelly’s veto of civil rights bills
The Kansas House of Representatives failed on April 28, 2022, to override Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of two civil rights…
KPI supports teacher merit pay, school boards opposed
A legislative proposal to earmark about $50 million of school funding for teacher merit pay is being opposed by the…
‘Shall conduct needs assessment’ confuses K-12 officials
Two state senators last week bluntly rebuked the Kansas Association of School Boards and the United School Administrators when they…
K-12 officials: choice for the system, not for students
“Today we’ve have heard about ways to give kids more choice and what we have received back would be all…
NSBA wants schools to effectively have “one free rape”
The National Schools Boards Association (NSBA) and Fairfax County Public Schools want the U.S. Supreme to hear a case that…
Threat of mask-related accreditation loss appears to be bogus
The latest mask mandate excuse from education officials – ‘we have to follow county orders or we will lose accreditation’…
KASB won’t say if they will leave National School Boards Association
Twenty-three states have now either pulled their membership to the National School Boards Association or are actively distancing themselves from…
New school board members need permission to attend KASB conference
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) annual convention kicks off this weekend, but newly-elected school board candidates need permission…
State school board groups reject NSBA domestic terrorists letter
School board associations in more than a dozen states oppose a letter about domestic terrorists the National School Board Association…
KASB effectively criticizes school districts for low teacher pay
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is a membership group funded by local school districts, so it was quite…
KASB, USD 231 mislead on education savings accounts
The USD 231 Gardner Edgerton school district is helping the Kansas Association of School Boards distribute misleading information in opposition…
KS education lobby attacks opportunity – Part 3, KASB
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB), the taxpayer-funded lobbying arm of local school boards, this week renewed their opposition…
KASB lays groundwork for more school funding
The Kansas Association of School Board’s advocacy director Mark Tallman is laying the groundwork for seeking more school funding from…
KNEA opposes teacher supply stipend
Teacher unions have often complained about teachers having to use their own money to buy classroom supplies, but the state’s…
FL Reaps Better Educational Achievement than KS for Less Money
Florida spends significantly less per pupil on education, but that didn’t stop its students from outperforming Kansas students on the…
Astroturf Alert: KASB Urges School Boards to Submit Letters to Editor
The Kansas Association of School Boards is encouraging school boards across the state to submit letters to the editor lauding…