Can state legislators dictate exactly what curriculum Kansas public school districts must teach? Does this conflict with the State Board of Education’s role, and the authority of local School Boards? If legislators 𝗰𝗮𝗻 mandate curriculum, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙨 - if any?  These questions are being asked by SUBV members following the KS Legislature’s passage of S Sub House Bill 2382 earlier this year.  S Sub HB 2382 provided for a salary increase for members of

Your vote impacts the education our children receive. It impacts their future. Many of us moved to Blue Valley for the schools. Our...

We’ve endorsed incumbent Rep. Mari-Lynn Poskin for re-election to House District 20. HD 20 is on the northeast side of Blue Valley and...

More than 18% of Blue Valley students receive SpEd services - that’s much higher than the state average. The law calls for the state to reimburse 92% of the excess costs the district incurs - that is, costs over and above that of students who don’t get SpEd services. But the legislature has ignored this responsibility for years, and is currently only reimbursing 63%. This year, the difference is $12 million in Blue Valley. That means thdistrict must pull $12 MILLION from gene

This article was originally posted 4/16/2023 on SUBV Facebook page Did your BV-area legislators vote to divert tax money to fund private...

This article was originally posted 03/09/2023 on SUBV Facebook page Blue Valley-area Kansas senators Kellie Warren, Molly Baumgardner,...

This article was originally posted 2/23/2023 on SUBV Facebook page Three of 4 BV-area Kansas senators and 3 of 8 BV-area Kansas...