Judge orders six month fix to Kansas school funding plan
Shawnee County District Judge Terry Bullock ruled the Kansas school finance formula unconstitutional and gave lawmakers six months to craft a plan. The ruling cites under service to minority and disadvantaged students and signals a need for a weighted funding model and potential buy-up options for districts with greater challenges.
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State of Kansas
Shawnee County
Terry Bullock
Johnson County
Deanny Sharp
Contact details for Kansas and federal lawmakers listed
A fragmented OCR list provides multiple contact addresses and phone numbers for U S officials. Names include US Senator Pat Roberts, Sam Brownback, Rep. Jin Ryuns, Gov Kathleen Sebelius, Sen Robert Tyson, Rep Tom Holland, and state lawmakers Bil Feverborn Jos Humerickhouse Stanley Dreher, with office locations in Topeka and Washington and associated websites.
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George Bush
Pennsylvania Ave
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Senate
Roberts
U.S
Sen Sam Brownback
Rabe
Sears
Robert Tyson
Topeka
Tyson
State
Tom Holland
State Capitol
Holland
House
Bil Feverborn
Feverborn
Jos Humerickhouse
Humerick
Stanley Dreher
Dreher
Hatsa Sie Hans
Open government playbook for fighting zoning and codes
A guide from property rights groups led by Dale E. Anderson outlines steps to access documents, attend meetings, educate the public, organize locals, publish flyers, hold rallies, petition, and seek legal actions to challenge zoning, building codes, and environmental reviews, with contact for NARPQ.
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Property Rights Foundation
Carol LaGrasse
NARPO
New York
Uean Suscory
Congress
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
New York State
NEPA
Dale E. Anderson
National Association of Reversionary Property Owners
NARPQ
MidAmerica
Garnett
Earthlink.net
Santa in Schools Sparks Debate in Baldwin City
Stacey Cohen of the Baldwin City Board of Education argues for inclusive holiday practices in schools amid AC LU concerns about religious messages. She notes courts allow Santa and trees but call for recognizing diverse holidays to avoid excluding students. She cites parental emails and a Santa incident and advocates education about various cultures to foster tolerance.
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Baldwin City
Old St. Nick
Santa Claus
Santa
Lawrence Journal-World
Jesus
Billy Graham
Douglas County
State of
Kansas
Stacey Cohen
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Ottawaherald
S. Cedar
Gordon Billingsley
Gordon
Ottawaherald.com
Independence
Linda Brown
Kathy Miller
Attawaherald.com
Ken Kistner
Kkistner
Bil Gray
Tim Miller
Otawaherald
Codas
Ottawa
District Court
Dale E
Anderson
Stacy
Cohen