
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 • 22 episodes
The Advocate - A KASB Podcast
Latest Episodes
Federal Funding Freeze
In this episode of The Advocate podcast, Leah Fliter and Shannon Kimball dive into the implications of the federal education funding freeze and what it means for Kansas public schools. They explain how recent actions by the U.S. Depart...
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7:40

2025 Legislative Session Wraps, Leaves Work to do
The quicker-than-usual legislative session is over. Leah and Shannon discuss what happened in the veto session, as well as the year as a whole. Underfunding, misinformation, tax plans, voucher bills and an extension for the statewide mill levy ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 10
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24:47

Legislature Finalizes K-12 Budget, Heads to Veto Session
Leah and Shannon discuss what the legislature accomplished before its first adjournment. The K-12 budget plan was finalized with only $10 million in additional SPED money for 2026, though it will only look like $7.5 million. The two talk about ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 9
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26:07

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

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