Monday, October 10, 2005
Did Kansas Board Go Too Far?
"Some legislators wonder whether the State Board of Education went too far by naming as education commissioner Bob Corkins, a conservative political activist who's lobbied against increased school spending and has no professional education background," writes Carl Manning of the Associated Press.
As an extra added bonus, provided by this article at no extra charge, you will learn what is meant, in Kansas parlance, by shooting the horse.
"If there is a backlash to this, it most likely will be questioning anew whether the Board of Education should be disbanded and replaced by a secretary of education named by the governor and confirmed by the Senate," said Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt, R-Independence.
Senate Education Committee Chairwoman Jean Schodorf said it's beyond "likely."
"I promise you it will be back in the next session," said Schodorf, R-Wichita.
As an extra added bonus, provided by this article at no extra charge, you will learn what is meant, in Kansas parlance, by shooting the horse.
