“Meanwhile, Lawrence school district officials said they are still not pleased with Brownback’s proposal for K-12 funding because, even though there are no substantive cuts in block grant funding, the fact that Lawrence’s enrollment continues to grow means the governor’s plan amounts to a cut, at least on a per-pupil basis.

“Furthermore, Lawrence was among the districts that saw substantial cuts last year when the Legislature abolished the old per-pupil funding formula, replacing it for two years with block grants, because in that change, the state no longer counts virtual school students when calculating aid for the district’s local option budget.

“‘Our very real experience in USD 497 is that block grants have not increased our funding,’ Lawrence school board member Shannon Kimball posted on her Twitter account. She said Lawrence’s enrollment grew by 249 students this year, but it received no increase in funding as a result.”

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