Wichita School Board Poisons Democracy
Posted on April 9, 2008 - Filed Under Education, Kansas, Schools | Leave a Comment
On February 11, 2008, the board of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, passed a resolution calling for a special election to be held on May 6, 2008, so that citizens could vote on a $350 million bond issue.
On April 7, 2008, the same board held a special meeting at the request of Citizens [...]
KanView: A New, Online Database of Revenues and Expenditures in Kansas
Posted on March 7, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas | Leave a Comment
The Kansas Meadowlark reports on the debut of Kanview, and wonders “Why did the Kansas press give this new information resource such little coverage?”
Read the excellent report at http://www.kansasmeadowlark.com/2008/03-02/index.htm.
Wichita School Bond Issue: Solve Overcrowding This Way
Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under Education, Kansas | Leave a Comment
According to USD 259 (Wichita Public School District) officials, one of the prime reasons a bond issue is needed in 2008 is that schools are overcrowded. New classrooms and new schools must be built, according to district officials, to solve this overcrowding problem.
This is another way to reduce overcrowding, and it won’t require spending any [...]
Open Records in Kansas
Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas, Open records | Leave a Comment
Recently I was recruited to participate in the Sunshine Blogger Project. Its purpose is to “find out whether America’s governors properly archive the e-mail that comes into and goes out of their offices, and are able to provide copies of those e-mails when members of the public request them.”
I believe that open records and meetings [...]
