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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 private, exclusive schools. Find your KS Rep and their email address here: https://ksleglookup.org SB 87, an expansion of Kansas’ voucher-like program, passed the KS Senate last month and will be heard in the House Education Committee on Monday. In that KS Senate vote, Kellie Warren and TJ Rose voted to give even more tax money to private school

Stand Up Blue Valley
Mar 9, 20251 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 (mostly religious) schools; rejected holding those private schools accountable for how they use and manage Kansas taxpayer dollars; voted to disenfranchise mail-ballot voters; and voted against local control of School Boards. BV-area State Senator Cindy Holscher voted the opposite of Warren and Rose in each case. SB 87 expands the existing vou

Stand Up Blue Valley
Feb 23, 20253 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 26, 20252 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. Kellie Warren (who we have NEVER endorsed, nor has the other parent-led public education advocacy group in Warren’s own district, Education First Shawnee Mission). Three separate times, Warren voted FOR voucher schemes, or expansion of voucher programs that are already in place, while Holscher voted against. Remember, there’s NO public oversight

Stand Up Blue Valley
Oct 30, 20242 min read


How did BV-area Kansas Senators vote on a Voucher-style program?
This article was originally posted 2/24/2023 on SUBV Facebook page Three of 4 BV-area state senators voted 2/23/2023 to expand the...

Stand Up Blue Valley
Feb 24, 20232 min read


The School Chooses Your Child. Your Property Values Plummet. Part I:
The School Chooses Your Child. Your Property Values Plummet. Part I: In deference to concerning world events, we’ve delayed posting about...

Stand Up Blue Valley
Mar 6, 20223 min read


Breaking: KSLeg adjourns with "School Choice" legislation intact. Bad news for JOCO public schools.
Breaking: KsLeg adjourns with “School Choice” legislation intact. Johnson County schools face significant negative impacts. The Kansas...

Stand Up Blue Valley
Mar 6, 20222 min read


Do you know what your legislators are supporting?
We know SUBV members vote, and educate themselves prior to voting, do their best to know how their legislators are voting in Topeka, and...

Stand Up Blue Valley
Mar 6, 20223 min read


How did BV-area legislators vote on Voucher Bill 2119?
This article was originally posted 3/31/2021 on SUBV Facebook page The Kansas House approved Voucher Bill 2119 yesterday. In the same...

Stand Up Blue Valley
Mar 30, 20211 min read


House K-12 Education Budget Committee votes on Voucher-style program
This article was originally posted 03/15/2020 on SUBV Facebook page Blue Valley families might be enjoying Spring break, or practicing...

Stand Up Blue Valley
Mar 14, 20202 min read


Stand Up Blue Valley testifies in opposition to publicly-funded private school scholarships
Stand Up Blue Valley testifies in opposition to publicly-funded private school scholarships

Stand Up Blue Valley
Feb 2, 20206 min read
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