Monthly Archives: January 2016

During the K-12 Student Success meeting yesterday, Rep. Lunn cited the KPI-pushed statistic that Kansas is around 4th in the country in its school funding from the state general fund. What he failed to recognize was that in the early 90s, Kansas made a conscious decision to make school funding...

We believe decisions in the Gannon case will also be used as a reason to try to change the makeup of the Supreme Court through retention elections in 2016. Kansas public school advocates also need to be court advocates. “But they are also being watched closely, both inside and outside...

“Three of the lawmakers are from Wichita: Steve Brunk, Dan Hawkins and Joseph Scapa. The state paid $400 each for Hawkins and Scapa to attend. Brunk’s registration cost $500 because it came after the early registration deadline. “The other lawmakers are Sen. Julia Lynn and Rep. Erin Davis from Olathe,...

http://themercury.com/articles/board-members-grill-legislators-on-education-funding From USD 383 Board of Education Member Aaron Estabrook, “I’m proud of the USD 383 Board of Education for voicing the districts concerns to the exact people who can directly affect the new school finance proposals. We can only hope it makes a difference. In the end, the true accountability...