One reason we opposed the block grants was that we did not believe they would provide the certainty and stability of funding that was promised.
“Less than two months after lawmakers passed a controversial bill that replaced the state’s school finance formula with locked-in funding amounts, a Senate panel Thursday passed a motion that critics say risks reducing those amounts.
“The motion would leave unaddressed an unexpected $30 million revenue shortage.
“’It’s obviously disappointing because most districts did not support the block grants but were told at least you can count on this’ amount of funding, said Mark Tallman, a lobbyist for the association.”
Read more here: http://cjonline.com/news/2015-05-14/senate-panel-move-could-trim-k-12-grants