Dale Dennis of the Kansas State Department of Education shows Brownback’s education proposal represents a large cut in operational spending, but Sen. Ty Masterson, chairman of the Senate Ways and Means prefers to focus on overall spending.
“Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposed budget represents about a $127.4 million cut in schools’ regular K-12 operating funds from this fiscal year to next year, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Department of Education…Dale Dennis, deputy commissioner of education, said the $127 million-plus in cuts identified in the education department report represent money that goes to fund classroom education on a yearly basis, which is why the department separated those items from the other spending lines.”
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