Corkins should take in the Choices Fair

During a visit to McPherson last month, Kansas Education Commissioner Bob Corkins said he’d been astounded to learn of the innovative programs under way in school districts across the state. His reaction isn’t surprising, given how little experience he’d had with public schools before being inexplicably hired to oversee them for the state last fall. If Corkins — who loves to talk about school vouchers and other means of giving parents choices — wants to learn more, he might drop by USD 259’s 17th annual Choices Fair, from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Century II Exhibition Hall. It’s a noisy showcase of the district’s wide variety of magnet, alternative and special schools and programs, and an instant lesson in how many choices Wichita parents already have for their kids.
Posted by Rhonda Holman

5 Comments

  1. PL
    Posted January 8, 2006 at 12:07 am | Permalink

    I hope he’s keeping his resume fresh.

    He’s going to need it after the 2006 elections.

  2. Steven E.
    Posted January 8, 2006 at 12:13 am | Permalink

    Corkins going to the Choices Fair would assume that he had some interest in learning about the non-voucher choices parents now have.

    I have not seen any evidence of that.

    He knows a one-note song. Its title, chorus and refrain are the same word – “vouchers”.

  3. J M Walker
    Posted January 8, 2006 at 7:38 am | Permalink

    I’m astounded Corkin was astounded. Given his closed, and some would say, empty mind, that he could have any realization there are programs out there that may do the students good is . . . well . . . astounding.

  4. Ray Thomas
    Posted January 8, 2006 at 10:28 am | Permalink

    Corkins is astounded and actually admits he knew very little about what is going on in education in this state.

    I hope the majority of the Board of Evangelism is proud of their hiring decision.

  5. JWink
    Posted January 8, 2006 at 11:08 am | Permalink

    Actually, not a bad idea to invite Corkins to the choices fair. He might learn something that would help him to understand why many people in Kansas are upset with him.