Remember the beginning of the pandemic? Parents showered praise on teachers and school staff. People saw just how essential the connection is between educators and public schools with kids, families and communities. And then the far right-wing started their smears. #TEACH23

Community Schools for Wichita, not Charter Schools

Teachers, you deserve to hear thank you more. Thank you for all that you do for our kids.

It was empowering to hear the love for reading felt by Wichita 4th grader Jayveon Gonzalez and his family after participating in Reading Opens the World work Wichita Public Schools teacher Alma Rivas!

.AFT is proud to launch #RealSolutionsForKids, a $5M year-long campaign to address loneliness, learning loss and literacy. The union will provide educators with what they need to help kids succeed. #TEACH23 x.com/AFTunion/statu…

Thank you to @wichitabeacon for the handy list of early in-person voting sites for ALL Sedgwick County voters open RIGHT NOW. This is last day for universal early voting sites! These locations will stay open until 4:00 p.m. Get there and bring a friend! #ksleg #ksed

🍎 Welcome Back, Educators! From fresh starts to seasoned paths, and diverse experiences, every one of you shines bright. As United Teachers of Wichita, we're here for you. Here's to a year of growth & unity! ✨ #FirstDayOfSchool #UnitedWeTeach #WichitaEducators #ksed

Seeing plenty of *interesting* perspectives tonight out in Simi Valley. #GOPDebate #aftvotes #RepublicanDebate #labor

Workers will not be condescended to by the managers of a broken system who think they’re ungrateful or greedy for demanding living wages, dignity, and control of their economic destinies. #RepublicanDebate #labor #iu #aftvotes #GOPDebate

Vivek, a stunning intellect: “If I was giving advice to these [striking UAW] workers, I would say go picket in front of the White House. That’s where the protest needs to be.” Leave the picket line! Back down! Continue to live in precarity to own the libs! #GOPDebate #aftvotes

Public school teachers all over America are drowning and the people on this stage are taunting and demeaning every single one of them. #GOPDebate #RepublicanDebate #aftvotes #1u #labor

Never vouchers in Kansas. No regressive tax nonsense EVER AGAIN. Working Kansas families can’t afford another trip down this road. #ksed #ksleg

There are no red, blue, purple, green, or any other color states. Every state is a working class state. I’m with the workers.

Yes, parents want more than just test scores. But they don’t want academic catastrophe as a trade-off. That’s what #schoolvouchers advocates won’t tell you about their scheme. It’s not just “eh the test scores aren’t great.” 🤷‍♂️ These are some of the worst results. Ever. Seen.

My annual gripe: Why can't local TV or local PBS carry the Kansas governor's State of the State address live? #ksleg #ksed

May it become the drum beat ALL around the state! #ksleg #ksed #FullyFundSPED

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Wichita Sen. Renee Erickson is attacking public education and Wichita Public Schools with another attempt at passing a school voucher bill that takes more money from our financially strained district. Forget Vouchers! Fully Fund Special Education! #ksleg #ksed

Community Schools turn 🏫 into neighborhood hubs: ✅on‑site COMCARE therapists ✅ Parks & Rec after‑school “Safe Zones” ✅GED & ESL classes for adults. ✅$15 ROI for every $1 invested City of Wichita + Sedgwick County + Wichita Public Schools —let’s get a pilot going in 2025-26!

What an incredible day at Wichita Public Schools’s New Staff Orientation! We're so grateful for our amazing volunteers & fabulous team! Thank you to the NTI team for all your hard work in planning a fantastic day. If you didn’t get the chance during NSO, join us! utw-ks.org/join-utw/