Any discussion of Kansas test scores, achievement gaps and overall K-12 performance and funding needs that fails to explicitly acknowledge that over 50% of Kansas public school children are now low-income is fundamentally flawed.

“Fellow board member Kathy Busch, R-Wichita, said the upward trend could mean schools need more resources. ‘It’s pretty indicative of what we’ve been dealing with for a while in Wichita,’ Busch said, ‘but it’s pretty eye-opening when we’re dealing with the whole state.'”

http://cjonline.com/news/2014-12-09/kansas-low-income-students-exceed-50-first-time