{"id":4833,"date":"2015-01-29T13:03:43","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T19:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/?p=4833"},"modified":"2015-01-29T13:09:55","modified_gmt":"2015-01-29T19:09:55","slug":"happy-kansas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/?p=4833","title":{"rendered":"Happy Kansas Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4838\" style=\"width: 268px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MeadowlarkBDay1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4838\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MeadowlarkBDay1-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/justhappyquotes.com\/kansas-day-is-not-a-public-holiday\/4-163\/#\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MeadowlarkBDay1-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MeadowlarkBDay1-882x1024.jpg 882w, https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MeadowlarkBDay1.jpg 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">http:\/\/justhappyquotes.com\/kansas-day-is-not-a-public-holiday\/4-163\/#<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kansas is 154 today. As a resident of this state since before my 2nd birthday, I have only known Kansas schools as a student and a teacher. I just wanted to take second to be thankful that I am\u00a0teaching students in a state that was one of the first to adopt the NGSS. That has, for my entire lifetime at least, <em>officially<\/em>\u00a0advocated for the teaching of evolution and climate change and against teaching creation science and other pseudo-scientific content. And that has provided me with a group of collaborators and colleagues that are among the most talented and respected in the country. So thanks KABT, and thanks Kansas. \u00a0Don&#8217;t <a title=\"KS Senate to repeal CCSS?\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.ljworld.com\/news\/2015\/jan\/27\/senate-bill-would-repeal-common-core-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\">mess things up<\/a> now, <a title=\"CCSS Truce?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/local\/article8533370.html\" target=\"_blank\">people<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas is 154 today. As a resident of this state since before my 2nd birthday, I have only known Kansas schools as a student and a teacher. I just wanted to take second to be thankful that I am\u00a0teaching students in a state that was one of the first to adopt the NGSS. 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