Monday December 18th & Tuesday December 19th agenda for the 2017 Special Committee on a Comprehensive Response to the School Finance Decision. Originally posted to Facebook on 12/17/17...
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No comments Monthly Archives: January 2018
Wichita Eagle Article: No Tax Increase for KS schools, GOP Leaders Say
Rep. Ryckman and Sens. Wagle, Pyle and Denning need to recognize the necessity of adequate school funding rather than continuing to avoid providing it. We agree with Sen. Skubal quoted here: “The Supreme Court did its job and now the Legislature needs to do its job, he said. “‘I’m not...
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As we move past the 2017 legislative session, it’s important to remember where we were during the years of the tax cut experiment. Listen to this NPR/Morning Edition audio article and discussion with Martin Stessman, superintendent for Shawnee Heights United School District in Techumseh, KS and Melissa Rooker, Kansas House...
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No comments Editorial: Why Bypassing the Supreme Court is a Bad Idea
We agree with this editorial. “The state Supreme Court is doing its job here. It determined in October, without attaching a price tag, that the state continues to inadequately and unfairly fund education throughout Kansas public school systems. The additional funding likely to be necessary will put a hurt on...
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