Ben Jones (KSBoE)

Member Kansas State Board of Education District 7

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

No surprise Trump doesn’t want you to see the J6 Committee evidence. Here’s the GPO website with transcripts, documents, exhibits & our meticulously sourced 800+ page final report. Also links to our hearings. Might be a good time to watch those again. https://t.co/HtqbmCCaCD

[KS Dept of Education @ksdehq]

The Sunflower State turns 162 years old today! Happy Kansas Day. This statewide holiday celebrates the day when Kansas entered the union as the 34th state on Jan. 29, 1861. We hope you get some time to celebrate our great state today.

[KS Dept of Education @ksdehq]

@JonesKSBoE gives his final remarks as a State Board member. "I will forever stand for freedom ... Thank you, Kansas. You truly are heaven on Earth."

[Ben Jones (KSBoE) @JonesKSBoE]

@KariLake They work for EVERYONE. Not just you.

[Ben Jones (KSBoE) @JonesKSBoE]

Hearing kids at a table near me having fun reciting phonemes they reviewed at school today makes me happy. Structured literacy for the win! So glad I voted for that. @KsCommissioner @WaughJanet @mel_haas @JeanClifford

[Larry Hogan @LarryHogan]

Today's dysfunction in Washington is more evidence that the divide in our party isn't about policy or ideology.

It's between those who want to win and get common sense conservative results and those who want to be a performance act at the circus.

[KS Dept of Education @ksdehq]

We're celebrating the three outgoing State Board of Education members today with a reception. @WaughJanet is leaving the Board after 24 years - she is the longest-serving Board member. @JeanClifford and @JonesKSBoE have been on the Board since 2019. Thank you for your service!

[Ben Jones (KSBoE) @JonesKSBoE]

Public education is a wise investment, not an expenditure. All Kansas kids deserve full funding for services. Fund SPED in 2023.

[Ben Jones (KSBoE) @JonesKSBoE]

Those who advocate vouchers (ESAs) want a return of defining a kid by their test score. Talk about making students just another number.

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

Here’s some history for you, Marjorie. Russia was part of the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union was Communist.
Putin was a member of the KGB.
Communism & KGB = bad.

America won the Cold War.
It was a great victory for freedom.
Now you stand with Putin against freedom & America.

[KS Dept of Education @ksdehq]

Time is running out for school districts to nominate classroom teachers for the 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year program.

Applications must be submitted by Nov. 7.  The 2024 nomination packet is available on the KSDE website at https://t.co/Hu069QBCZX.

[Ben Jones (KSBoE) @JonesKSBoE]

Seeing your belief fulfilled in a government isn't what Jesus is about. We are to build up treasures in heaven, not on earth where moth and rust destroy. Power has become their god. Not Christ. Trump isn't Christ. Not even close. Thanks @glasscockks for your wise leadership!

[Kansas Association of School Boards @KASBPublicEd]

Yesterday, education leaders and advocates held a press conference to address the special education funding shortfall in Kansas and its impact on students.

By statute, the state should cover 92% of excess special ed. costs; currently, it only covers 71%.

Watch below for more:

[Craig Idacavage @idacavagec]

@JonesKSBoE is awesome. He spent the morning on our farm helping with Farm to School Day and the PM working with our Wildcat Singers. Thank you!

[Ben Jones (KSBoE) @JonesKSBoE]

I promised four years of dedication. I deliver positive results for kids. And will continue to do so.

[Julie Scott @RLWPrincipal]

It is a great day to be a Cardinal! So proud to be celebrating our school, R.L. Wright Elementary, being named a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School!#sedgwickrocks #NBRS2022

[Ben Jones (KSBoE) @JonesKSBoE]

Congrats to 2023 KTOY Brian Skinner from Newton High! And honoring other members of the KTOY team Erica Huggard of Emporia High and Carly Torres of Hutchinson Wiley Elementary! @EmporiaSpartans @Emporia253 @USD308 @wileyrocks @NewtonHSKS @NewtonSchoolsKS @KsCommissioner

[Ben Jones (KSBoE) @JonesKSBoE]

Great day to support KC Blind All-Stars in Kansas City! Raising money for renovations to the gym to accommodate Goal Ball and other accommodations at the Kansas School for the Blind. @KsCommissioner @WaughJanet @mel_haas @JonCHarding

[Ben Jones (KSBoE) @JonesKSBoE]

Celebrating R.L. Wright Elementary in Sedgwick for being named a Blue Ribbon school! @KsCommissioner @USD439

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

Trump is attacking law enforcement and yet again using language he knows will provoke violence. Only one group of Americans has a chance to diminish this danger— Republicans.

If my fellow Republicans fail to step up to stop this, they will share the blame for all that follows.