“According to the most recent official budget analysis, total funding for schools this year will top $4 billion, more than any other single year in the past…

“‘No, that’s definitely not been our experience in Lawrence,’ said Lawrence school board president Vanessa Sanburn in response to the GOP argument.

“According to Lawrence’s own budget documents, total spending this year from its general fund and local option budget — the sources of day-to-day operating expenditures — will be about $58.1 million, which is $5.7 million, or 9 percent, less than the year before.

“And because Lawrence’s enrollment grew over the year, per-pupil spending this year will be about 10 percent less than last year.”

Read more here: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2016/mar/14/advocates-rally-school-funding-amid-competing-clai/.