“’If he signs it, he’s really going to tick off the education block, and they can be a really formidable force if every teacher voted,’” [Republican Senator Vern Swanson] said. ‘This could be the real rallying point.’ If vetoed, the Legislature has a couple weeks left in the regular session...
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No comments Monthly Archives: April 2014
New LOB cap won’t restore recession-era cuts in Johnson County
This is important reading. Even for districts that will probably be able to increase their local property tax with the new cap on LOB, the new funding will not approach restoring the recession-era cuts faced by those same districts. It will surely be featured on postcards claiming the legislators voting...
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No comments PV Post reports Rep. Rooker heartsick over results of education finance bill
“’We took money away from students at risk across the state – gutted (that funding) in favor of corporate tax credits,’ she said. The two categories of at-risk that were removed from the school finance formula are for students who are non-proficient (by testing) and those who are part-time or...
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No comments Olathe school board member Amy Martin explains importance of public schools for children with special needs
This is from our friends at Defend the American Dream – Kansas Public Schools: “I get very concerned when I hear talk in the legislature of diverting critical public education dollars to private schools in the form of “scholarships” (the latest euphemism for vouchers) for special needs students like Katie....
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