“The Hays High School government teacher turned lawmaker [Sue Boldra] notes one of the biggest issues within this battle is education. As local school bond issues fail and some rural populations continue to shrink, Boldra said school consolidations aren’t necessarily the answer and some urban legislators just don’t understand the associated hardships. She also said she would like legislators to revisit the idea of implementing all-day kindergarten.

“’We can’t ask our children to stay on the bus for long amounts of time just to go to school each day,’ Boldra said. ‘They don’t understand the concept of driving five hours to a baseball or basketball game in Liberal. They don’t understand how much immense space we have and what that means and why we pass some of the rules that we do.’” http://www.hayspost.com/2014/12/25/boldra-readies-for-legislative-session-with-profound-effects-on-rural-kan/