Dave Trabert, paid president of Koch-funded KPI was there selling his same old story of failing Kansas schools and the Florida miracle, but Dr. Trigg explained the data more fully and demonstrated that while KPERS and bond and interest fund…ing is up, OPERATIONAL SPENDING IS DOWN, CUTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND THE ONLY PLACE FOR FURTHER CUTS (recall the current proposed budget has no increase for schools this year and an insignificant increase next year) IS STAFF. https://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.486838818043279.1073741825.210478509012646&type=1