Jeff Colyer on Education

My (Re) Employment Plan: KANSASWORKS technical education

To address this issue my Administration will be launching a program called the My (Re) Employment Plan, [which] will provide, free of charge, a skills assessment, resume, interview & networking assistance, & labor market information highlighting current in-demand jobs.

Other Kansans have the talent and drive but not the immediate technical skills to find a good paying job. The budget proposal includes significant investments in career and technical education. It will give Kansas high school students the opportunity to learn technical skills before they've even received their high school diplomas. Older students can also learn skills needed to compete for in-demand jobs. It will increase the apprentice program, and support the jobs of the future.

Invest in early childhood education & invest in our future

On my first day as governor, I had the opportunity to visit a public school in my hometown of Hays. I want you to know that your Governor is a supporter of public education. In Kansas, we invest in our schools, not because a court tells us to, but because we want to invest in our children and our future. We invest in teachers because they invest in our kids. We support things like the Kansans Can Redesign program because we are willing to do hard things for the youth of this state.

Increased investments in K-12 Education

1. We must keep our schools open.
2. We need a definitive solution that ends the school finance lawsuits FOR GOOD.
3. Increased investments in K-12 Education must come through a phased in approach that doesn't increase the tax burden on Kansas families and ensures schools can effectively allocate any new funds they receive.
4. Lastly, and most importantly, we must insist on accountability and improved outcomes.