Thank you, Superintendent Allison.
“Neither the needs of our children nor the costs associated with serving them will change simply because the state faces a revenue shortage. Nor will those needs be met by disguising payments to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System as additional classroom investments. There is no question that the chronically underfunded KPERS system must be supported, but we must not do so at the expense of future generations of Kansas students.
“Our state faces difficult decisions stemming from a serious shortfall in revenue. As we move forward from the two-year block-grant funding mechanism to construct a new formula, I look forward to the governor honoring his commitment to study the issue carefully and involve key stakeholders – which must include educators, business leaders, parents and students – in a conversation that focuses on students and the needs that must be met in order to prepare each one for college or career readiness…
“Kansas has a record of successful public education that we can all be proud of, and we must build on that success in order to ensure a bright future.”
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