“There is little positive news in the ongoing effort to fund Kansas public education. The state Supreme Court’s deadline for a new funding formula is five weeks away, the study statehouse leaders hoped would tell them spending minimally was an option instead told them to spend much more, and lawmakers...
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No comments Monthly Archives: April 2018
Garden City Telegram Editorial re: School Funding…Stalling Won’t Help
“Those same lawmakers now want nothing to do with the lingering problem of school finance — which really is no surprise, considering their interest in shifting taxpayer support to private education options. And those who’d claim K-12 public schools are somehow wasteful should know the study also described Kansas schools...
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No comments Negative Impact of Vouchers by Center for American Progress
Kansas has its own “scholarship” aka voucher program. Data continue to accumulate indicating these programs are not helping students. “How bad are school vouchers for students? Far worse than most people imagine. Indeed, according to the analysis conducted by the authors of this report, the use of school vouchers—which provide...
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No comments LJ World Article on Texas A&M School Finance Study Findings
“‘Clearly, I think everybody can acknowledge that these cost estimates are large,’ Willis said. ‘We can also recognize that — and this was a surprise to Lori and I — that Kansas schools are already highly efficient in their use of spending. Kansas schools are operating at levels we have...
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