KASB's The Advocate
Kansas Association of School Boards Advocacy and Communications team brings you semi-regular updates from Topeka, KS on current issues affecting K-12 Education. Follow The Advocate Podcast for the most recent reports and discussions with Leah Fliter, Shannon Kimball, and occasional guests.
Episodes
11 episodes
Ep. 54 The Advocate | A Successful Legislative Session for Public Schools
Welcome back to The Advocate!Leah Fliter and Shannon Kimball discuss the recently passed K-12 Budget bill, SB 387, which fully funds the Gannon formula and provides an additional $75 million in state funding to special education. The te...
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Ep. 53 The Advocate | Defeating Harmful Legislation
Tune in for the latest from Leah and Shannon at the Statehouse! This week, they cover House Sub for SB 387, enrollment count and literacy bills in the Senate and the conference committees that will begin meeting next week.
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Ep. 52 The Advocate | D.C. Style Politics in Kansas
In this episode, Leah & Shannon discuss the recent Day at the Capitol hosted by KASB, which brought together advocates from across the state to meet with their legislators and share their stories about the successes of public education. The...
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Ep. 51 The Advocate | Education Budget Bundling
Leah and Shannon cover SB 387, the K-12 education budget. SB 387 has numerous controversial provisions, including counting local taxes as part of SPED funding. Also, join us on March 21 for KASB's Day at the Capitol! This event brings p...
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Ep. 50 The Advocate | The Voucher & SPED Funding Fight Continue
This week, Leah and Shannon discuss the controversial voucher bill, SB 509, which received overwhelming opposition compared to supporters. They also talk about the continued SPED funding shortfall, and how the upcoming K12 Education Budget Comm...
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Ep. 49 The Advocate | Confirming the SPED Shortfall
Catch up on the latest from the Kansas State House with The Advocate!Leah and Shannon discuss Thursday's SPED Funding briefing in the Senate Education Committee, setting the record straight about SPED funding, totaling a $432 Million sh...
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Ep. 48 The Advocate | Turnaround Week
It was turnaround week in the legislature with two big bills not making it out of the Senate Education Committee, including SB 437, the KEEP program bill, and SB 465, providing additional capital outlay for safety, security, and ADA compliance....
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Ep. 47 The Advocate | Vouchers, Cell Phone Bans, Special Ed Funding & More
Leah and Shannon covered HB 2738 this week, which received a hearing in the House K12 Education Budget Committee. HB 2738 would change how funding is counted and then falsely assert that the legislature is more than fully funding special educat...
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Ep. 46 The Advocate | Controversial Bills at The Capitol
Leah Fliter and Shannon Kimball have had a busy week of hearings and testifying against several controversial bills making their way through the legislature. Some of these bills include provisions that can allow almost anyone to ch...
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Ep. 45 The Advocate | Advocating in D.C. & Testifying in Topeka
In this episode, Leah and Shannon discuss several bills KASB testified on this past week. Leah also discusses her recent trip to D.C. to advocate for public education at the Capitol! Several KASB Staff and public education advocates had the opp...
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Ep. 42 The Advocate | The Start of the 2024 Legislative Session
The 2024 Kansas Legislative Session has kicked off, and the KASB Advocacy Team is here to update you on all new and developing news from the state house. Join Leah Fliter and newly added Advocacy team member Shannon Kimball as they...
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