This article is consistent with what we’ve seen as we have traveled throughout the state and talked to people in different communities. No one has easy fixes to school budget problems and every district is facing challenges with the current funding situation. This article also shows what goes into some...
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Rep. Kiegerl says schools doing great in pompom girls but not math
From the Twitterverse reporting on today’s Lenexa legislative forum: Rep. Kiegerl stated that our kids aren’t doing well in math but we are doing great in pompom girls. We have serious structural problems. De Soto and Olathe school district families, this is one of your Representatives. Would you like to...
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“I have four boys. The older two are in middle and elementary schools, and they work hard. They have straight A’s to show for it. They’re involved in sports. They’re in honors classes where available. They understand that they only get one shot at a good education – a fact...
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Here’s another informative radio spot from KCUR. It was done before the Senate passed the block grant but explains the current funding situation well. “Why is the Kansas school funding formula so complicated? Or is it, really? Get a lesson on school funding, how the formula works, and why it...
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