The latest issue of The Shocker, Wichita State University’s alumni magazine, notes that an impressive 21 members of the current Legislature have earned degrees at or attended WSU, including some now representing cities as far away from Wichita as Greensburg, Chanute and Lindsborg. Another fact that’s good to know as lawmakers deal with issues of higher education ranging from deferred maintenance to tuition increases to an Academic Bill of Rights: About 65 percent of current lawmakers have at least a four-year degree, some 29 of 40 state senators and 79 of 125 representatives. If Kansans want to see smart decisions on education coming from the Legislature, they should send well-educated legislators to Topeka.
Posted by Rhonda Holman
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Rhonda,There is something to be said for higher education, but there is more to be said for common sense, something the current legislators in Topeka seem to have little of.
What are the primary degrees of the politicians? Lawyers? God knows we have enough of those. Masters in business? Ya think they’ll go into government? No money there unless you call bribes easy money.
I’ld rather see a high school graduate with common sense than a lawyer with an agenda in there anyday.
Two WSU alums who have made important contributions to our state and community:Susan Wagle and Dennis Rader.
A college education is something to be proud of but it does not always make the person. There are a lot of college graduates that are not working in the areas of their degrees and many of them are not making much money.
There is a lot to be said for common sense, drive and work ethic.
Many of the most successful business people of little or no college. What got them there? Determination, hard work and the willingness to do what it takes to get the job done.
There are many without college educations that own their own businesses.
I think you will also find that some of the hardest working legislators and most successful do not have college degrees. They get in there and get the job done using common sense, intelligence and are not there just for the sake of being a legislator. They are in early and leave late and many times are there when others are not.
Again I am glad for those that have their college degrees but don’t knock those that have been successful with one.
Ruby:
“I think you will also find that some of the hardest working legislators and most successful do not have college degrees”
Would you like to tell us the names of these legislators?
OK, now this is just too easy to make a cheap shot WSU/Legislator joke. I shall abstain :-)
Someone took their marketing and retailing very seriously. Great ad, reads well, sounds good right up until you assess the result of their endevors and realize the same story could easily qualify as the charges in an inditement.Wagle and Rader? The best thing I can think of is their mothers and fathers named them right. These are two of the people that denied Kansans the right to constitutional protection against the theft of their property under the guise of eminent domain. Wonderful people I am sure.
um, Nick, you either don’t have your facts straight, or you’ve got some ’splainin to do:a) Wagle got her name through marriage. What did her parents do to create this situation?b) Just what in the Sam Hill does BTK have to do with eminent domain???
Maybe Nich went to K-Who?
ksfarmgrrl,
Legislators informatin is public.