“In a startling turn of events, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration has revealed last-minute threatened cuts of nearly $200 million to K-12 schools, including Johnson County’s prized districts. “Figuratively, the governor appears willing to shoot the already-beleaguered schools in the foot, making them bear further financial pain because his cherished...
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SW KS schools anxious about funding
“Incoming USD 457 Superintendent Steve Karlin said next year Garden City Public Schools will cut the equivalent of 5.5 administrative positions including 4 full-time associate principal positions and 1.5 positions at the district’s central office. “Cuts to specific programs within the district eliminated 8.4 teaching positions including 4 full-time elementary...
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Remember when we said we were skeptical about the “certainty” of the block grant funding? We still are. Although the across-the-board cuts, including 6.2% to education were avoided when the tax bill was passed, we still see that cuts to education are not “off the table” when budgets are tight....
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No comments House leadership using cuts to schools as leverage on tax vote
House leadership is threatening cuts to schools in order to get legislators to pass a tax bill that will leave the structural revenue imbalance causing budget problems intact. “Merrick indicated failure could result in large cuts, including to education. Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration has indicated without a revenue package in...
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