In this week’s Gannon v. Kansas decision, the Shawnee County District Court panel applied the Rose standards articulated in the Supreme Court opinion to determine whether Kansas’s K-12 public education system is adequately funded. The court held that funding at current levels is constitutionally inadequate, stating: “it is fair and...
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No comments Monthly Archives: January 2015
Topeka Capital Journal looks at schools before and after the recession
This is not no big deal. As parents and teachers, we have seen these cuts and other cuts, yet many politicians act like these are figments of our imaginations. “Regardless of the contentious political debate, what is clear is that Kansas schools have, since 2009, made drastic cuts to many...
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No comments We need to speak up loudly and clearly on behalf of Kansas schools and students
Are you ready to speak up loudly and clearly on behalf of Kansas schools and students? We are. Join us, and bring your friends. “A court decision this week looks like a win for Kansas schoolchildren, but shameful behavior by politicians already has rendered the achievement somewhat hollow. “Three Shawnee...
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No comments PV Post reports on NE JOCO legislator and education advocate reactions to Gannon ruling
The Prairie Village Post reported NE Johnson County legislator and education advocate responses to the Gannon ruling. “Though it is by no means definitive since it will almost certainly be appealed to the Kansas Supreme Court by the state, yesterday’s ruling from a three-judge panel in Shawnee County calling the...
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