Steve Rose’s most recent piece notes that further cuts to education are looming. There is an unfortunate link between current tax policy and education funding. He also points out what we have reluctantly concluded, “There are two camps of tax-cutters in the Legislature. Both are enemies of public schools and universities. And if there is expense cutting, K-12 schools and universities will be the most obvious targets. They make up the vast majority of state expenses.”
We hope he is wrong when he says people won’t wake up until we have another round of cuts.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/joco-913/joco-opinion/article470654/Steve-Rose-—-The-seeds-of-a-Kansas-revolution-have-already-been-sown.html#/tabPane=tabs-57834fcf-1#storylink=cpy