Topeka school district leaders say Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and the state's two U.S. senators refused to help it secure a $40 million federal grant.
Topeka School Superintendent Julie Ford said Wednesday that Brownback and U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran declined to
help the district obtain a three-year Race to the Top Grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Representatives for the three political leaders say the grant encourages the use of Common Core standards. They say implementing
the standards will be costly, and bring more federal interference into state education.
U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins wrote a letter supporting the district's grant application.
The Topeka school district was told recently that it will not be considered for the grant.
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Associated Press information from: Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World
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Wowza
Thursday 6 December 2012 10:21 Report this comment
Our great leaders doing what they do best, NOTHING! Wait and see, 2 years from now our schools will be worse than ever, our kids will be dumber than a box of bath salts (hahaha), roads will be full of pot holes and Sammy will be telling us all we need to cut more state spending.
Wowza
Thursday 6 December 2012 10:23 Report this comment
Oh but let's not forget the renovation at the Capital that has been going on for the last 20 or 30 years and how wonderful the inside of it looks!!!!!!!
ksfarmdude
Thursday 6 December 2012 16:44 Report this comment
Seems Govnor Brokeback and his cohorts knows whats best for us pretty soon we'll all be reverting back to the hillybilly and redneck Mentallity
IamMe
Thursday 6 December 2012 18:58 Report this comment
Gotta cut federal spending somewhere. When it is in your own backyard, republicans cry louder than liberals.
Wowza
Friday 7 December 2012 06:46 Report this comment
IamMe, I totally agree with you, gotta cut federal spending somewhere. Education?? Do you really think that money will not be allocated to another school district? I could understand if it was set aside to paint all state owned vehicles a nice pink color so they would be the same across the country. We as Kansan's can really hold our heads high as we thumb our noses at federal grant money as the state is heading for their own fiscal cliff.