Monthly Archives: January 2015

The district court panel has ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the Gannon school funding case and determined that Kansas school funding is unconstitutionally low.  The case will be appealed to the Kansas Supreme Court. Here are articles from Kansas reporters. http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article5175489.html http://www.kansas.com/news/local/education/article5169564.html http://cjonline.com/news/2014-12-30/judges-rule-school-finance-inadequate http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/dec/30/kansas-court-orders-more-state-spending-schools/ http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/369a05c625bf43d7819fbbe0cdf1406f/KS–School-Funding-Kansas...

Several education advocates were named to John Celock’s 14 Most Interesting People in Kansas Politics in 2014, and Game On for Kansas Schools received a nod. “Johnson County Parents Parents in Johnson County are prepared to speak out and make sure they are heard on the issue of education and...

Although efforts to rework the school funding formula have failed in the past, we suspect they will be “successful” this year. Why? There simply isn’t enough revenue coming into the state, but legislators know Kansans won’t be happy about cuts to education so they won’t “cut” funding, they’ll just “rework...

“Kansas schools are reporting a rise in child homelessness, a trend that advocates say has implications for the ability of children to learn in school. “The number of homeless children attending Kansas schools has nearly tripled since before the recession, according to data from the Kansas State Department of Education.”...