“’We serve our community as school board members,’ [Board member Richard Zamora] said. ‘This is not a paid position; we do it because we care about the kids. A big election would potentially require board members to spend a significant amount of money, and moving school board elections to November would increase those costs.’…

“It was announced last Thursday that USD 458 would incur a 1.5 percent reduction in its budget effective June 30. This is a decrease of $115,000 dollars for the district, meaning per student resources would be reduced from $3,852 to $3,811.

“’Governor Brownback made a campaign promise to not take funding away from education, a promise he is now breaking…We obviously have a serious cash flow problem in the state,’ [Board member Dayna] Miller said.

“In Bonner Springs-Edwardsville USD 204, the state’s budget reduction will mean $143,315 less for the district in the current school year.”

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