KNEA to rally for school funding

Posted by Nick Sloan on March 12, 2010 - 3:12pm
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The Kansas National Education Association will rally early next week in an event entitled "Adequate Yearly Funding,' a spin-off of No Child Left Behind's adequate yearly progress.

The event will be held beginning at 10 a.m. at the Kansas Statehouse on March 17.

"Lawmakers keep saying they don't hear from enough people that there is support for funding public schools," said Christie Slay, a student from Shawnee Heights who originally planned the event. "We want lawmakers to understand that budget cuts to schools hurt our kids and our communities. We want lawmakers to listen and to act. They need to fund public schools first, not leave it to the last."

Expected to speak are Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson and a number of students and teachers across the state.

Speeches are expected to begin at noon. A short march from the KNEA and Topeka High Shcool buildings to the east side of the Kansas Statehouse will begin at 11:15 a.m.

Posted by B D on March 12, 2010 - 8:00pm
I'm happy to see that this is making the news! I will be attending this event. I hope EVERYONE thinks about attending this rally to show your support for our schools!

Unfortunately, I am disappointed in some parts of this article. First, the event is being held on March 16th NOT March 17th. Second, Christie Slay is not a STUDENT at Shawnee Heights.
Finally, the article is written in a way which implies that KNEA is sponsoring/leading this event. Many KNEA members are planning to attend but this is not a "KNEA Event". This is a grassroots effort that involves educators PLUS parents, grandparents, concerned citizens, students, etc...

For more complete information please visit their website:
https://sites.google.com/site/adequateyearlyfunding/home