Our focus is on both academic rigor and social-emotional supports that schools must wrap around every child in order to support their success. Words such as immoral and unethical have been used by critics of public education to cast doubt on the integrity of our expenditures. The reality is that 88 percent of Wichita’s operating budget is spent right where it should be – in schools and in classrooms, to directly benefit students. It would be irresponsible to do otherwise.

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