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I teach world-changers. Wife, mom of three, Journalism/ELA teacher, 2018 Kansas Teacher of the Year, 2021 Lowell Milken Fellow, (she/her)

Kansas, USA
Joined July 2012
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Not shocked that Rep. Paul Waggoner had something to do with this. Probst has proven himself to be someone who works across the aisle. That is what we need in Topeka.
A GOP #Patriot calls for GOP candidate Kyler Sweely running for #KSLeg HD102 to drop out. There are some Republicans that want to #DoTheRightThing
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Kansas families rely on our public schools & this guy is secretly plotting to destroy locally elected school boards that operate these schools. It's disgusting & will hurt KS. This is where GOP/Koch-funded KPI and Project 2025 is. Voters, please protect you schools #ksleg #ksed
🚨🚨🚨 Leaked audio of #KSLeg Majority Leader HD8 Rep Chris Croft finally interested in a #JoCo issue. To override local control, he is researching a plot with the JoCo GOP Chairwoman to dissolve school boards and county commissions to remove #BOCC Chairman Mike Kelly! #Coup
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What say you #ksed?
I’ve been asked to write about why I have chosen to stick it out education and this has really caused me to do some deep thinking. I hold no judgement on teachers who have decided to leave. If youve chosen to stay, what’s your reason?
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I’ve been asked to write about why I have chosen to stick it out education and this has really caused me to do some deep thinking. I hold no judgement on teachers who have decided to leave. If youve chosen to stay, what’s your reason?
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I’d be down for this! 😂
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Some great ideas here! #ksedchat #313teach
Teachers, what's one thing that worked in your classroom this year? Let's help each other out.
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No matter how the #ksed budget turns out tonight, we cannot forget that there is a concerted effort to undermine our local schools. It is textbook policy that you can find in many states like IA, NH, OK, NE etc. Kansans want and expect quality public schools. Period. #ksleg
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Take a good hard look Butler Co!ALL of our legislators (Alley, Fagg, Masterson, Williams, Humphries, Blex) voted to count local funds (LOB) as credit toward the state’s obligation to fund special education at 92%. These games hurt all students in our schools. Fully fund sped!
Okay #ksed friends, here’s the vote count on SB 387. The Senate has killed the bill, 12-26. Great job, advocates! #ksleg
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Representative Haskins is on FIRE 🔥 Thank you for supporting schools!
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Made it to the @blakeshelton concert! It’s the boys’ first concert! Youngest has been practicing for weeks! #bswichita
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You can be a Republican or Democrat and still choose to support your community public school. Representative Younger has walked the walk. His expertise and experience should be considered. Put your communities first. Help us help our students. #ksed #ksleg
Rep. @davidlyounger did an excellent job earlier today explaining several of the biggest flaws with the policy crammed into House Sub for SB 387 (the Frankenstein K-12 education budget bill). Please watch and share. #ksleg #ksed youtu.be/O_GFVF-lnGU?si=trLi…
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Rep. @davidlyounger did an excellent job earlier today explaining several of the biggest flaws with the policy crammed into House Sub for SB 387 (the Frankenstein K-12 education budget bill). Please watch and share. #ksleg #ksed youtu.be/O_GFVF-lnGU?si=trLi…
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Today in the #ksleg the Chairperson of the K-12 Education Budget Committee compared educators to teenage drivers who need rules and regulations. Another attempt to discredit educators/ justify bad policy. We can do better than this. Pass a clean funding bill. #ksed
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Until leaders in the #ksleg stop putting the Kansas Policy Institute ahead of educational leaders in Kansas, we will not find solutions to concerns in education. It’s that simple. But it doesn’t seem to fit the narrative. #ksed
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Yep. Those private prep schools already have nearly full classrooms. All students deserve quality public schools in their neighborhoods. An investment in those neighborhood schools is an investment in the future sustainability of the community. #ksleg #ksed
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#ACTIONALERT Contact your Senator and urge them to oppose #SB509! The Senate Tax Committee lightly amended and passed out SB 509, a per child refundable tax credit (meaning you can get more in the credit than you pay in taxes). #ksleg #ksed #vouchers
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Hoping Kansas is one of the states that figures this out. #ksed #ksleg
School vouchers just died in Idaho - in part because the sales pitch is colliding w/ the reality of what's happening in other states. These programs are budget busters that pick up the tab for affluent parents who already send their kids to private schools boisestatepublicradio.org/po…
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School vouchers just died in Idaho - in part because the sales pitch is colliding w/ the reality of what's happening in other states. These programs are budget busters that pick up the tab for affluent parents who already send their kids to private schools boisestatepublicradio.org/po…
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If it looks like a voucher and smells like a voucher, it’s a voucher. How ‘bout the #ksleg does its job to #fullyfundsped.
WOW, #ksed! Fiscal Note just released for voucher bill SB 509. It would divert $240+ MILLION from public schools to private schools and home schools with NO accountability. #ksleg 🚨
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