The hearing for SB 71 has been moved, but the threat remains. “Prompted by the court ruling, the Legislature agreed last session to give schools an additional $130 million in equalization funds, which was supposed to make up for the formula shortfall. But as it turned out, the calculation was...
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Senate bill 71 would cut education funds for this year
The Senate Ways and Means Committee has introduced a bill to reduce supplemental general state aid for education effective THIS YEAR. This bill would take away funds already budgeted for current year operations. Any discussion about districts’ cash balances needs to acknowledge that our legislature is willing to do things...
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Kansas schools are worth investing in and protecting. • Kansas ranks 10th in the nation on mastery of basic skills before high school as reported by NAEP. • Kansas ranks 5th in the nation on high school completion rates as reported by the U.S. Department of Education and the National...
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The governor’s block grant proposal is a cut in public education spending. “[H]is budget recommendation actually calls for a 4 percent reduction in four key classroom funding categories: general state aid, supplemental state aid, capital outlay aid and the school district finance fund. K-12 schools will get $127 million less...
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