“Many conservative legislators would argue that schools in Wichita and statewide have more than enough money, that too much is spent on administration rather than in the classroom, and that some of the proposed cuts are meant to stir public emotion rather than actually be implemented.

“But the school board debates in Wichita and around the state show that unlike much of what’s discussed and passed in Topeka, the recent actions on school funding stand to affect daily family matters as fundamental as when kids must wake up and how they get to school, including whether they must walk under interstates and across busy streets. For many families, early start and stop times would require costly child care or challenging work changes – another case of the state’s poor budget management affecting Kansans’ finances.

“Parents should let their views on the proposed cuts be heard in the coming days – not just at the USD 259 board table but at the Statehouse.”

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