“But some say funding that choice is not the state’s job, ‘At a time when we are seeing budget crunches and sweeps from other funds, including 2.9 million of the extraordinary need fund which was not given to the districts requesting it,’ said Erin Gould, a public education advocate with ‘Game On for Kansas Schools.

“As lawmakers consider expanding a tax credit program to help send more Kansas kids to private schools, public education advocates question why.

“’Particularly concerning at a time when we’re so concerned about a lack of funding available for our public schools. Very, very constrained budget we’ve dealt with for several years. We believe there are a lot of un-met needs,’ said Mark Tallman of the Kansas Association of School Board.”

http://ksnt.com/2016/02/02/kansas-lawmakers-consider-expanding-tax-credits-for-private-school-scholarships/