“Lawmakers added a school-choice provision to their tax plan Friday to allow direct payment of tax credit-supported scholarships to religious schools where parents tithe as payment for their children’s tuition. “A House-Senate tax conference committee added that to the latest tax bill, scheduled for a midnight vote on the Senate...
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June 5 Special Alert from KASB on private school aid expansion
Private school aid added to tax bill The Kansas Senate will consider later tonight or Saturday morning a new tax plan in HB 2109 that includes expansion of the private school tax credit originally contained in Senate Bill 270. KASB strongly opposes this provision. The measure has been placed in...
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In case any of our fine legislators are hoping to follow Ohio’s lead… “No sector — not local governments, school districts, court systems, public universities or hospitals — misspends tax dollars like charter schools in Ohio.” “A Beacon Journal review of 4,263 audits released last year by State Auditor Dave...
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No comments KS ranks high in student achievement, low in spending
“The latest release of national reports on education achievement and funding show that Kansas continues to rank among the top states in student success, while spending less than any other high ranking state. “Kansas ranks eighth in the nation based on the most recent data for high school graduation rates...
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