Tag: Mark Tallman
Kansas Education Commissioner wants you to believe all students are at grade level
“Prairie Home Companion” on National Public Radio was about the fictional city Lake Wobegon, which host Garrison Keillor described as…
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…
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 enrollment still down, but funding keeps rising
Full-time equivalent enrollment is still about 10,000 students lower than pre-pandemic levels, but state and local funding is $840 million…
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…
Justice Dept. threatens to sic FBI on parents as domestic terrorists
The U.S. Attorney General is threatening to treat concerned school patrons like domestic terrorists, but parents say they aren’t backing…
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…
Kansas lawmakers consider mandate for in-person learning option
Eighth-grader Ian Reimer has attended school in person for three days since March 12, 2020. The Gardner-Edgerton student started school…
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…
Lawmakers consider education savings accounts
A former school board member announced to the Kansas House K-12 budget committee on Monday that she changed her mind…
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…
Full House To Debate KPERS Re-Amortization Plan
Update: The House voted against the re-amortization plan Thursday afternoon by a vote of 87-36. Members of the Kansas House…
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…
Lawmakers Debate Whether to Legitimize Unlawful Transportation Funding to Schools
Passing legislation that will codify the way the Kansas State Department of Education determined state funding for school transportation should…
Schools Have Reserves to Refund Dennis’ Overpayment of Transportation Funding
The state of Kansas paid 25 school districts more than they were legally allocated by the state legislature. Senate Majority…
Hutch District Sitting on Large Cash Reserve Balance
The Hutchinson School District, a plaintiff in the Gannon lawsuit, is maintaining cash reserves of almost half of the district…
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…
School Board Lobbyist Dispels Some School Funding Myths
Kansas Association of School Boards lobbyist, Mark Tallman, penned a blog post that dispels some myths about school funding and…
Kansas House Votes to Restore Mandated Teacher Tenure
Sandwiched between votes to override Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax increase veto and debate to expand Medicaid, it almost got lost…