“Rogers speaks often about state funding for education and the need for local voters to elect education-friendly representatives. During recent budget discussions, he said a proposed mill levy increase for Wichita school district residents is the result of state lawmakers reneging on a promise to make school funding more equitable across the state.
“In talking about his decision to run, Rogers highlighted his frustration with the Legislature’s passage of a bill that eliminated the state’s school finance formula and replaced it with block grants.
“The bill and previous moves by Gov. Sam Brownback resulted in the Wichita school district receiving nearly $8 million less in state aid than it had expected to receive at the start of the school year.”
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