“‘Oh, I think it’s a war on public education, that began ten, twelve, fifteen years ago. It’s been very incremental, and it’s been erosive to the point, maybe it’s one of those things, you may not notice it. Like rust on a car, you don’t realize it and all of a sudden my gosh, look what’s happened’ [says Steve Wentz of United Teachers of Wichita]…
“[USD 259 CFO Richard] Freeman also points out the block grant presents a number of challenges…
“’We estimate cost increases of approximately $14 million this year, including operational costs of $2.8 million, and instructional costs of $11 million,’ says Freeman. ‘In order to accommodate those increases, we must cut other areas of the budget.’”
Read more here: http://ksn.com/2015/07/27/teacher-group-says-there-is-a-war-on-public-education-in-kansas/