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Be prepared to counter misinformation about recent KSA scoring changes - Know the Facts
The Kansas State Board of Education voted recently to make changes in the way Kansas State Assessment scores are labeled. This was last...
Stand Up Blue Valley
2 days ago2 min read


Sharing information from BV Schools
The following was shared on BV Schools Facebook page yesterday (July 10, 2025). Our comment: We've been saying it for over 10...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Jul 111 min read


Our summary of the 2025 Legislative Session
What grade did the 2025 Republican supermajority-controlled KS Legislature earn when it comes to supporting public education in Blue...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Jun 26 min read


2025 Kansas Budget approved by lawmakers - SUBV shares our concerns
We’ve compiled news excerpts detailing the state budget approved by the KsLeg March 27, along with our comments. Links to each news...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Apr 63 min read


Kansas neighbors, have you seen our elefcted officials anywhere?
BV resident Krista Gordon, who has worked in BV public schools for 10 years and whose kids attended BV Schools, highlights a concern that...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Apr 51 min read


The first in a series of assaults on voting rights
By the slimmest margin possible, Kansas voters lost their rights to a 3-day grace period on mailed ballots postmarked by Election Day....
Stand Up Blue Valley
Mar 252 min read


Email your legislators: Vote NO on veto override
Email your legislators NOW: Vote NO on the veto override to repeal 3-day ballot grace period. Find your legislators and their email...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Mar 242 min read


SPED not fully funded = SCHOOLS are not fully funded
Despite having enough revenue to do so, the Kansas Legislature has refused for years to fully fund excess Special Education costs - which...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Mar 222 min read


Area Superintendents write letter to KsLeg: "This is not sustainable"
URGENT: Superintendents of Blue Valley, Olathe, and Shawnee Mission Schools have issued a joint letter to KsLeg asking for a budget that...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Mar 191 min read


Email your KS Representative today to oppose vouchers
Email your State Representative now to OPPOSE SB 87 or any other expansion of voucher-like schemes that divert public dollars to...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Mar 91 min read
SUBV submits testimony in opposition to voucher expansion
SB 87 passed the KS Senate last month; Kellie Warren and TJ Rose voted in favor of giving even more tax dollars to private schools and...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Mar 73 min read


How are BV-area State Senators' votes impacting our kids and their BV Schools?
Voting AGAINST Blue Valley last week, State Senators Kellie Warren and TJ Rose voted to divert even more taxpayer dollars to private...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Feb 233 min read


McMullen votes against Mental Health Supports AGAIN
Casting the lone “NO” vote at the Feb. 10 BV School Board meeting, member Jim McMullen voted against the district accepting a state...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Feb 201 min read


Which BV-area senators voted to make it harder for your vote to be counted?
The Kansas Senate passed a bill Wed., Feb 5, to eliminate the 3-day grace period for mailed ballots - postmarked on or before Election...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Feb 62 min read


SUBV submits testimony opposing voucher-style SB 75
Kansas Senate Education Committee has a hearing scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28 on SB 75, this year's first iteration of a school...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Jan 262 min read
Election 2024 - Preliminary Blue Valley results
Preliminary results indicate that all BV-area pro-public education incumbents in the Kansas Legislature have retained their seats. We...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Nov 6, 20244 min read
Croft, Holiday discuss dissolving School Board
JoCo MAGA candidates are posing as “moderates” in campaign commercials, mailers, and texts. But behind your back, they’re plotting...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Nov 3, 20243 min read


How much money has AFP spent (so far) on BV candidates in 2024?
In their efforts to keep the voucher-supporting, anti-tax supermajority in the KS Legislature, Americans for Prosperity has spent almost...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Nov 3, 20242 min read


How does Kellie Warren's voting record compare to Sen. Cindy Holscher's?
We’ve documented 11 key votes taken between 2019 and 2023 by both State Sen. Cindy Holscher (who we’ve endorsed since 2016) and Sen....
Stand Up Blue Valley
Oct 30, 20242 min read


When they say they "voted to fully fund schools..."
Kellie Warren, Carl Turner, Chris Croft, and Sean Tarwater love to say they voted to “fully fund our public schools.” Here’s what they...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Oct 30, 20242 min read


The Best Reason to Vote
Your vote impacts the education our children receive. It impacts their future. Many of us moved to Blue Valley for the schools. Our...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Oct 30, 20241 min read


Jason Anderson for Senate 35
We’ve endorsed Jason Anderson for BV-area Senate District 35. Anderson is a Blue Valley dad, public education advocate, and technology...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Oct 30, 20242 min read


Kellie Warren voted to make drop boxes ILLEGAL
Kellie Warren voted in 2023 to make drop boxes ILLEGAL as a way to return mail ballots. Despite assurances from local and state election...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Oct 30, 20241 min read


Americans for Prosperity is back.
Virginia-based Americans For Prosperity spent over $100,000 to help Kellie Warren beat Sen. John Skubal in the 2020 Republican primary -...
Stand Up Blue Valley
Oct 25, 20242 min read
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