This is a very informative podcast about school finance in Kansas. As we listened to the broadcast, we thought there was a question raised about whether anything could harm the big 3 districts in Johnson County. We would like to offer that while districts throughout the state are feeling budget constraints differently, JOCO districts are also feeling the pressures of insufficient funding to fully meet the educational needs of northeast Kansans. JOCO districts have made difficult budget decisions while facing increasing numbers of students, increasing percentages of English Language Learners and students receiving free and reduced lunch and the ever increasing demands of what students need to be able to know and do upon graduation. JOCO schools are better able than most districts to rely upon outside funding to supplement what the state provides, but that does not make them immune to the problems caused by insufficient state funding.

Listen to the podcast here: http://kcur.org/post/gannon-v-kansas?nopop=1#stream/0