The passage of President Obama’s American Recovery Act is great news for Kansas. It has provided the opportunity to receive hundreds of millions of federal dollars to help fill the looming budget gap and spurring job growth and helping to protect our strategic investments in our schools, colleges and universities. Governor Sebelius wants to utilize this money, but the Republicans in the Kansas Legislature are dragging their feet once again. Throughout the last few weeks, Republicans have rejected utilizing these federal dollars. Tell your legislators to stop playing politics with our children’s schools! First, Republicans rejected money for our universities, community colleges and technical colleges. This money would have kept tuition in check and the created jobs while repairing crumbling buildings on our campuses. Now, Republicans are attempting to cut K-12 education, which will disqualify our state from receiving additional funding in the American Recovery Act. Click HERE to stand up for our children’s future! In order to receive K-12 stimulus money, we must not cut funding below the 2008 level. If Republicans get their way, they will force school districts across the state to cut programs, lay off teachers and will dramatically decrease the quality of our children’s education. With only two weeks left to get something done this session, it is time to put politics aside and do what we were hired by Kansans to do.