Posted on July 15, 2022
All candidates with a known email address and/or campaign website were sent an invitation to complete the below survey on June 20, 2022. Three additional reminder emails were sent to non-respondents on June 28 and July 1. The Survey closed on Sunday July 3, 2022. One candidate requested and was granted a deadline extension.
All answers assigned a point value, totalling 100 points. Below, highlighted in bold, were our ‘ideal’ answers. If you would like to see any candidate’s specific responses, reach out to educationfirstshawneemission@gmail.com and we are happy to provide it.
- What percentage of your individual contributions are from special interest groups? 44% or less
- Do you support the Kansas Constitution as it stands to protect the adequacy and equity of our public schools? YES
- Would you vote to fully fund the state’s obligatory 92% of special education funding? YES
- Which statement most accurately represents you postioin on state funded school vouchers/scholarships:
- School vouchers deplete public education funding and have no place in our education budgets or policies
- Some school vouchers can provide necessary support for some families in Kansas
- School vouchers are an important solution to promoting parent-choice in education
- Which statement most accurately represents your position on state funded charter schools?
- Charter schools should not recieve state funding
- Specific, limited charter schools can provide alternative learning opportunities for select students
- Charter schools are an excelleent way to create education opportunities for Kansas families
- Which statement most accurately represents your position on the relationship between public education and the local economy?
- Public education promotes an educated workforce, draws people to live in the school district, keeps property values up, and contributes to the local economy
- Public education cam impact the local economy on a limite scale
- Ther eis no connection between education and local economies
- Which statement most accurately represents your positoin on wrap around services and how they affect public schools?
- Wrap-around services support student learning, address student hunger, counseling, social/emotional needs and basic needs.
- Some wrap around services are helpful in select schools but should be managed and funded by local communities
- Wrap-around services do not belong in public schools and should be provided by state welfare/social agencies.
- Select your TOP 5 priorities as a legislator from teh list of priorities below:
- Increased public school funding
- SPED funding
- Social emotional learning
- Due process for teachers
- Resonsible tax policy
- Bipartisanship
- Transparency
- Safe spaces in schools
- Public health
- A Strong Moral Compass
- School Choice
- Tax Cuts
- Which statement most accurately represents your interpretation of equitale education funding?
- Kansas education policy and funding must fully take into account both equity and equality
- Education funding should be based soley on school attendance without any complicated weightings.
- Would you suppot banning the 1619 Project book from school libraries? NO