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

The Kansas State Board of Education voted recently to make changes in the way Kansas State Assessment scores are labeled. This was last...

What grade did the 2025 Republican supermajority-controlled KS Legislature earn when it comes to supporting public education in Blue Valley? Some of the state’s most influential Republican legislators hail from Blue Valley and Johnson County. Certainly they voted for our kids and their neighborhood public schools, right? Read our summary below and tell us what you think. Here are our thoughts, as parents and community members who’ve advocated for our neighborhood public schoo

We’ve compiled news excerpts detailing the state budget approved by the KsLeg March 27, along with our comments. Links to each news article are listed at the bottom of this post. Kansas lawmakers last week passed a budget that would put the state roughly $460 million in debt by 2028.  When coupled with the   five-year, $2 billion slash to income taxes  from last year’s special session, and assorted new legislation that would deliver tax cuts, the state would be an estimated $

By the slimmest margin possible, Kansas voters lost their rights to a 3-day grace period on mailed ballots postmarked by Election Day. Five BV-area legislators are among those who previously voted to take away the grace period, and then voted today to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of the bill. This is just the first in a series of predicted assaults on voting rights since a MAGA supermajority claimed KsLeg in 2024.  Even more alarming: KS House Election Committee Chair, Le

Email your legislators NOW: Vote NO on the veto override to repeal 3-day ballot grace period. Find your legislators and their email...

Some Blue Valley legislators vote against our kids' schools.

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...

Flat Tax veto Override Fails - How did BV-area State Legislators vote?

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 2/24/2023 on SUBV Facebook page Three of 4 BV-area state senators voted 2/23/2023 to expand the...

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...

This article was originally posted 05/14/2022 on SUBV Facebook page When your Blue Valley student gets cut from their high school sports...

This article was originally posted 05/01/2022 on SUBV Facebook page Majority of Blue Valley-area Legislators Pass Bill Forcing District...

This article was originally posted 4/10/2021 on SUBV Facebook page SB175, the “Frankenstein Bill” that paired required education funding...

This article was originally posted 3/31/2021 on SUBV Facebook page The Kansas House approved Voucher Bill 2119 yesterday. In the same...

BV Senators Kellie Warren, Rob Olson vote to cut school funding

This article was originally posted 03/18/2021 on SUBV Facebook page HUGE CUTS to school funding passed in the Kansas Senate yesterday!...

This article was originally posted 02/15/2021 on SUBV Facebook page How does the Kansas Legislature cut public school funding *without...