Last week we shared a story about how the Kochs are attacking public education. Our experience shows us that the “education reform” the Kochs advocate has a lot more to do with minimizing the funding of public education than with actually helping students succeed. From the Washington Post, “Leaders of...
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No comments Monthly Archives: February 2018
KASB Breaks Down Key Points of Transportation Aid Controversy
This analysis by the KASB matches our views on the current transportation funding issue. We highly recommend it for anyone who’d like to understand it better. We particularly think constituents of Rep. Ryckman and Sens. Wagle and Denning should give it a read. “The Post Audit study also found that...
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No comments SM Post: OP’s Denning Says Districts May Owe State Millions
First, we assert that whether they got more than authorized under the statute is more complicated than implied. The statute refers to a line of best fit but doesn’t say how to calculate it. Mr. Dennis calculated it as he was told to by a legislator at the time. Second,...
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No comments LJ World Article on Call for Districts to Return Funds
“Rep. Larry Campbell, R-Olathe, who chairs the House K-12 Education Budget Committee, also said he thought it was unrealistic to expect districts to pay back the money. “’The money’s been spent,’ he said in an interview. “Campbell also noted that another section of the LPA report found that despite overpayments...
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