The bad education policy ideas just keep coming. Governor Brownback has proposed linking school funding to student performance. That’s another idea that for a split second sounds good until one considers all the implications and complications involved. We agree with Lynn Rogers quoted below. “Wichita school board member Lynn Rogers,...
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History of passage of tax bill explains current situation
This story provides a helpful explanation of how exactly the tax bill we are now dealing with was passed in the first place. Moderates were promised the bill they were voting for was not going to be the final bill. “‘We were just coming out of a recession,’ [former Senate...
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“The courts have said that we’re supposed to get more money. The legislators are saying they don’t have the money to give,” said Dr. Glenn Fortmayer, USD 247 Superintendent. Kansas school districts like USD 247 have been experiencing budget cuts for the past six years. However, the next round of...
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“It is fine to review that calculation and consider whether there is a better or fairer way to equalize funding. But having a large funding reduction apply to the current year would be difficult for school districts, which already budgeted for and made contractual agreements based on their LOB funding…In...
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