The upcoming election holds the potential to result in absolutely devastating results for public education. Narrow margins have preserved funding this past year but those margins are at great risk. The choices voters make for Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General and Insurance Commissioner EACH hold the potential to bring (or prevent) extremely negative policies that will harm our profession. We have never encountered a decision point that might so greatly changed our careers, our members’ lives and the future of public education in Kansas.
The reasons to vote on Nov. 2 are in our schools today.
We encourage everyone to go to the polls on November 2 and vote for candidates who will support teachers and students.
The school budget cuts during the last two school years have been devastating to Kansas schools. Teaching jobs all over the state were eliminated, and so were programs that improved learning.
KNEA teachers interviewed candidates and we recommend only those who will commit to partner with us to ensure every Kansas student has access to the quality public education they need. Please find those pro-education candidates on the KNEA Web site – www.knea.org.
Consider your vote carefully and weigh what’s best for your community, and most of all, our students. The future is theirs. The decision is yours. Please vote on Nov. 2.
Feel free to use this information in your own letters to the editor!
Blake West and Karen Godfrey
www.knea.org
Kansas NEA: Making public schools great for every child
Monday, October 25, 2010
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