While we are happy to see any mention of the need to increase school funding, we are concerned that the governor is suggesting payment for full-day kindergarten should be phased in over five years and note that the statewide $16 million increase is less than the annual operating budget cuts faced by Shawnee Mission School District between 2009 and 2012.http://www.kansascity.com/2013/12/16/4696294/brownback-seeks-to-increase-state.html