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Blue Valley outlines five legislative priorities, opposes vouchers and tax-credit expansions
Summary
Superintendent and staff reviewed the district’s five legislative priorities — including funding special education, opposing private-school vouchers and tax-credit scholarships, and a push to rewrite the school finance formula — and summarized testimony the district submitted on several bills.
Superintendent Dr. Katie Collier and staff reviewed Blue Valley’s legislative agenda at the Feb. 10 Board of Education meeting and described testimony the district has filed this session in Topeka.
The district’s five stated priorities are funding special education, opposing tax‑credit scholarship programs and vouchers, establishing a fair and equitable school finance formula, enhancing student mental‑health resources in the community, and supporting teacher recruitment and retention programs. Staff said testimony and links to each bill and the district’s written testimony are…
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