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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 2014
Page
4
Telegram editor-editorial notes conservatives in Kansas leveraged a public school funding crisis to strip due process for teachers. Senate leaders and House allies tied elimination of due process hearings to funding decisions, jeopardizing protections that shield teachers from arbitrary firings amid parent or administrator conflicts.
The Kansas budget faces a 129 million shortfall to fix school funding inequities. Lawmakers consider dipping into reserve funds and reallocating educational money as the deficit widens. The crisis threatens state lights and state services while Brownback allies tout tax cuts. Missouri copycat talk mirrors the Kansas debacle.
Online reader comments defend due process rights for teachers and districts amid Kansas tenure clash. Editorially chosen remarks from GCTelegram.com respond to leaders of the state teachers union vowing to fight in November elections after the Legislature ended tenure. A donor praises Bible Christian Church Ninth Annual Day of Service with community gratitude.
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone for publication after verification. Letters are edited for libel and length and must be 500 words or less. General thank you notes and form letters or testimonials will not be printed.
A columnist argues for a Hypocritic oath for publics figures, cites Vance McAllister scandal and Koch Industries subsidies, notes pay gaps in the White House staff, and questions politicians public morality versus private conduct. The piece highlights partisan tactics, pay inequality, and public outrage while urging self reflection.
Summary of critics accusing the Brownback administration of manipulating data to bolster fiscal policy. Independent reports show Kansas lagging in revenue and growth, despite TV ads and council pitches claiming economic gains and education spending.
The piece argues the 77 cents per dollar wage gap is a misused statistic. It notes factors like hours worked occupation choice and childcare affect earnings, and cites economists and political figures challenging the figure while detailing its political use.
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