
The Advocate - A KASB Podcast
The Kansas Association of School Boards Advocacy and Communications Teams bring you semi-regular updates from Topeka on current issues affecting K-12 Education.
Podcasting since 2018 • 19 episodes
The Advocate - A KASB Podcast
Latest Episodes
Misunderstanding of school finance hurting legislative debate
Leah and Shannon discuss issues that they, and other education advocates, are encountering with legislators not fully-grasping school funding topics like: cash balances and differences between general education, local option budget and SPED fun...
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Season 2025
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Episode 8
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27:54

SPED funding, education programs take hit in new proposal
Leah and Shannon discuss the flurry of bills being debated in Topeka before the legislature's first adjournment. The Senate is proposing SPED gets no new dollars for next year. The pronouns bill advances in the House, and a voucher bill and sch...
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Season 2025
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Episode 7
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21:03

Big week for education: tax, budget, mental health, KPERS, BOE authority bills coming
Leah and Shannon talk about the busy week ahead. The SPED funding battle still looms large in budget discussions, multiple tax bills could affect school funding and some positive bills on mental health and KPERS are expected to be discussed thi...
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Season 2025
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Episode 6
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19:08

Senate Passes Controversial Ed Bills, Both Receive Bipartisan Pushback
Leah and Shannon discuss the Senate passing two bills, one a voucher and another stripping local control for BOEs, but neither with veto-proof majorities. They also talk about the House budget only including an additional $10 million for SPED.&...
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Season 2025
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Episode 5
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14:55

K-12 Budget Plan Dwindles, Vouchers Get Hearings & KASB Visits D.C.
Leah and Shannon discuss what the House Appropriations Committee agreed to cut from the K-12 budget plan, what two vouchers debated in committees look like and we hear about the priorities put in front of federal officials on the KASB trip to W...
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Season 2025
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Episode 4
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20:52

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