Common Core Standards

No Monday action on budget, Common Core (5/21/2013)
	It was day of little action Monday at the Statehouse, but legislators report receiving a stream of communications both for and against the Common Core academic standards.

State budget could block spending (5/17/2013)
	A proposal to block the Kansas State Board of Education and local districts from spending any general fund state aid or special revenue funds to implement to Common Core.

Common Core Statement (5/17/2013)
	OPEN LETTER TO THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE RE: COMMON CORE STANDARDS IN BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS by KASB, KNEA and USA-Kansas.

Legislative waiting game continues, Common Core statement presented to state board (5/14/2013)
	The 80th day of the 2013 session passed yesterday with no public actions on state tax policy. No meetings of the tax, budget or other conference committees have been announced.

Common Core Statement (5/14/2013)
	Common Core Standards

Working after retirement, Common Core highlight Legislature’s return (5/9/2013)
	Legislators returned to Topeka for the 2013 wrap-up session on Wednesday, but there were no public meetings on the most critical unresolved issue: Governor Brownback’s call to extend the state sales tax.

HB 2289 - Testimony (3/21/2013)
	Common Core Standards

Charter schools, tax credits, budget and taxes, board advocacy and elections, much more (3/20/2013)
	The Senate Education Committee plans to vote today on significantly broadening authority for operating charter schools in Kansas, and the House Education Committee may vote on a major tax break to fund scholarships for private schools

Budget, taxes, guns, elections, charter schools, more (3/13/2013)
	The House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to approve a budget bill that reduces spending levels proposed by Governor Sam Brownback, but did not consider any reductions in K-12 state aid. Also Tuesday, the House Tax Committee approved an alter