The Wall Street Journal isn’t buying it; neither should we. We need sufficient revenue to support our schools and other important state functions. “Two years ago, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback laid out an aggressive program of tax cuts to turn this slow-growing state into a Texas-like economic powerhouse—and serve as...
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No comments Monthly Archives: June 2014
Concerns about paid lobbyists appointed to education committee
“A state commission studying K-12 school efficiency needs a balanced membership willing to approach the issues with open minds. . . Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case with the first two appointees selected by Merrick: Mike O’Neal, president and CEO of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, and Dave Trabert, president of...
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No comments Court finds Gannon equity requirement satisfied
A three-judge panel found that the Legislature had satisfied a Supreme Court order to make school funding more equitable at a hearing Wednesday. Now we await the decision on adequacy. Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2014/06/11/3503302/judges-satisfied-on-equity-issue.html#storylink=cpy...
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No comments Education committee appointee advocated not funding sports, band, school, dances and graduation ceremonies
Schools commission appointee/KPI paid lobbyist Dave Trabert authored a policy brief last year in which he advocates eliminating state funding for any activity which is governed by a drug testing policy. Producing well-rounded students is apparently an undue burden on the state. “Since the ‘educational interests of the state’ as...
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