“Faced with the recent passage of block grant legislation by the Kansas Legislature, Arkansas City Public School District officials will have just five short weeks to absorb a $204,458 budget cut for the 2014-15 school year… “The total dollars spent per pupil in Kansas with the block grants is $3,811,...
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Block grant reduces funding for USD 398
“Ron Traxson, superintendent of USD 398-Peabody Burns offered a different perspective. His district will see a cut in classroom funding of $48,643 this year yet, with only minimal recovery over the next two school years. “’This block grant is not about helping schools with a new formula, it’s about cutting...
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Budget cuts are real, and reserve funds are necessary given the current uncertainty for schools. “A Twin Valley School Board member says the district was facing a $75,000 shortfall this year. He says that by ending the school year early, the district will save about half of that amount. The...
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No comments Action needed on elections bill
“Over 200 locally elected boards of education in Kansas (more than 2/3) have passed resolutions against moving elections to the fall and making them partisan. These board members govern what Governor Brownback called the ‘5th best schools in the country’ and spend less than any state ranked higher in student...
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