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Sinopse
Open and honest discussion about public education in Kansas.
Episódios
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Episode 14: School Funding & Elections
27/03/2018KNEA Government Relations Directors, Mark Desetti and Terry Forsyth, join Marcus Baltzell (Director of Communications) to discuss the current school funding situation and upcoming elections.
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Episode 13: Spotlight on Higher Education Part 3 of 3: Academic Freedom
13/02/2018In this episode, KNEA Comms Assistant, Samantha Harms interviews the President of the Johnson County Community College Faculty Association and Philosophy Professor, Dennis Arjo, Ph.D. Dennis gives some great perspective on what academic freedom is and why it is so important in supporting a free and open exchange of ideas.
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Episode 12: Legislative Landscape 2018
17/01/2018KNEA Director of Legislative Advocacy, Mark Desetti and KNEA General Counsel, David Schauner discuss the legislative landscape as well as pending cases in the Supreme Court in 2018.
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Episode 11: Spotlight on Higher Education Part 2 of 3, Distance Learning
20/11/2017Interviewer Samantha Harms spent some time with a full-time faculty member and member of KNEA, Terri Easly-Giraldo, at Johnson County Community College to talk about distance learning in higher education.
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Episode 10: Spotlight on Higher Education Part 1 of a 3 Episode Series
05/10/2017With public educators at every level working through policy changes, funding shortages, and even attacks on the profession, it has never been more important to cultivate a spirit of advocacy. Johnson County Community College is lucky to have many fine professionals who work as advocates for their profession and for their students. Deborah Williams is […]
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Episode 9: Here’s where we stand ahead of the legislative “veto session.”
18/04/2017 Duração: 01h01minIt is late April, spring has sprung and the regular session of the Kansas Legislature has concluded. But as some have noted, much work remains. While some progress has been made on a new school funding formula (mostly a return to the old funding formula) it seems we’re still a significant way from solving the […]
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Episode 8: 2017 Legislative Landscape & Rise Up Kansas
18/01/2017 Duração: 01h01minA sensible and comprehensive plan to get Kansas moving in the right direction now and for the future. This very special podcast focuses on the current Kansas Legislative landscape courtesy of KNEA Director of Political and Legislative Advocacy, Mark Desetti. Then, we switch gears a bit as Duane Goosen, Senior Fellow for the Kansas Center […]
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Episode 7: Social Media in the Classroom
21/12/2016 Duração: 59minHow are public schools in Kansas dealing with the use of Social Media in the classroom? Mobile devices like smartphones have become ubiquitous for students and adults. Are there ways to use these devices and social media platforms for learning or are they simply a distraction? What legal boundaries exist around this issue? KNEA General […]
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Episode 6: Early Childhood Education & Issues
19/10/2016 Duração: 59minQuality early childhood programs, pre-kindergarten education services and the like, have been show to improve readiness to learn and give children a strong foundation for future success. In this episode we explore how Kansas is handling early childhood issues and how this will impact students in the present and the future. Panelists: LeEtta Felter, Olathe […]
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Episode 6: Brownback’s Budget Crisis
02/05/2016 Duração: 44minAs severe weather was bearing down on us in Topeka last week, we were unable to host a live broadcast. The safety of our panelists driving in from throughout Kansas was our first concern. However, I was able to sit down for a few minutes last week with Senator Anthony Hensley, a teacher and the […]