“The leader of Kansas City, Kan., public schools told a three-judge panel Thursday the state’s new block grant funding system harms the district’s ability to educate its students…Cynthia Lane, superintendent for USD 500 in Kansas City, Kan., said Senate Bill 7, which put the block grant system into effect, will...
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No comments Monthly Archives: May 2015
I’m from Kansas blog: The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste
“My concern about hastily constructed block grant bills and budget plans is that when Christmas comes around, the wires will pop, the cows will get out, and we will have already spent those crisp hundred dollar bills. Just as was the case 35 years ago, some emergencies can’t be foreseen....
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No comments More schools closing early in financially strapped districts
“’When 85 to 95 percent of your expenditures are fixed, and you receive notice halfway through the year that you have to cut, you have to make decisions,’ Stessman said. ‘When we are running close to zero in all of our accounts, there is no leeway.’ “Eight school districts recently...
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No comments Merrick email urges donations for ALEC conference
For a mere $5,000 to $100,000 you can help House Speaker Ray Merrick spread corporate tax credit “scholarships” and other harmful ALEC education policy to legislatures throughout the country. Here’s text from an email that was forwarded to us: From: Rep. Ray Merick [sic] <michelle@donerfundraising.com> Date: May 6, 2015 at...
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