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Trans kids need to feel like they belong. The Kansas Legislature has been working to exclude them.
I know from my own experience that being a kid can be difficult. As preteens and teenagers, we are figuring out who we are while facing new challenges and feeling intense emotions. What helped me through these challenges in my youth was finding places where I felt I belonged. In middle school, it was my […]
Kansas hasn’t paid for medically necessary interpreting services. You can help change the system.
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Rachel Showstack is an associate professor of Spanish at Wichita State University and the founder and president of the organization Alce su voz (‘Speak Out’), whose […]
Kansas no paga servicios de interpretación médica necesarios. Ayude a cambiar el sistema.
The Kansas Reflector da la bienvenida a artículos de opinión de escritores que comparten nuestro objetivo de ampliar la conversación sobre como las políticas públicas afectan la vida cotidiana de las personas en todo nuestro estado. Rachel Showstack es una profesora asociada de Español en la universidad Wichita State y fundadora y presidente de la […]
To support LGBTQ kids, Kansas parents and teachers must stand up against discriminatory practices
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Rachel Showstack is associate professor of Spanish at Wichita State university and founder of Alce su voz, an organization that supports health equity for Spanish speakers […]
Kansas health care providers need training to care for speakers of languages other than English
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Rachel Showstack is associate professor of Spanish at Wichita State university and founder of Alce su voz, an organization that supports health equity for Spanish speakers […]
No Kansas child should be left monolingual
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Rachel Showstack is associate professor of Spanish at Wichita State university and founder of Alce su voz, an organization that supports health equity for Spanish speakers […]
Ningún niño de Kansas debería permanecer monolingüe
The Kansas Reflector da la bienvenida a artículos de opinión de escritores que comparten nuestro objetivo de ampliar la conversación sobre como las políticas públicas afectan la vida cotidiana de las personas en todo nuestro estado. Rachel Showstack es profesora asociada de español en Wichita State University y fundadora de Alce su voz, una organización […]
Critical Race Theory and the encroaching silence
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Rachel Showstack is associate professor of Spanish at Wichita State university and founder of Alce su voz, an organization that supports health equity for Spanish speakers […]