Fund schools, not tax breaks.

Governor Sam Brownback shepherded through a controversial tax plan during the 2012 legislative session. The non-partisan Kansas Legislative Research Department assembled this analysis that shows the State General Fund ending balance plummeting to a NEGATIVE $2,500,000,000 balance by fiscal year 2018. We must continue to advocate for public education to ensure that our schools are not undulyContinue Reading

Who Do We Think We Are?

When I talk about Educate Lawrence, often people ask me why I’m involved, who we are, how we were formed, and what we’re doing. I joined because I was recently involved in the consolidation conversations in the district, and I learned SO much being a part of that. I had no idea how low stateContinue Reading