“‘Following the 2015 repeal of the school finance formula that was replaced with block grants, the expectation should be that the Education Budget committees will be hard at work crafting a new formula,’ says Rep. Barbara Bollier. ‘As a member of that committee, I have been told this is not...
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K-12 draft report recommends significant changes
“A report prepared for consideration Tuesday by the Kansas Legislature’s committee on K-12 education declares the current testing approach fails students, describes the method of identifying at-risk students as discriminatory and urges state government oversight of school bond proposals before they are placed on a local ballot… “Senate Minority...
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As we await the Alvarez & Marsal report on efficiencies to be found in Kansas, including Kansas public schools, we think this article is worth another read. “‘They pretty much destroyed the district academically,’ said Ray Cummings, vice president of St. Louis branch of the American Federation of Teachers. ‘We...
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No comments “In the classroom” excuse to underfund schools
We are very disappointed that the governor and legislative leaders keep using the “in the classroom” argument, though it has been rejected by the two efficiency commissions that looked at it. It is being used to cast doubt on the need for school funding and is irresponsible. “Brownback has previously...
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