“Kansas ranked 30th among the 50 states in total funding per K-12 student in 2017, providing more than $1,500 less than the national average, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau.

“That gap steadily widened since 2009, when it was $311. Adjusted for inflation, Kansas per pupil funding remains below 2008. The reduction in real (inflation-adjusted) funding and the impact on student achievement is a key factor in the Gannon school finance case. In 2017, the Kansas Legislature began adding funding in response to that case. That additional funding, beginning in 2018, is not included in this U.S. census report for 2017. (Their annual reports are two years behind the current year.)”
https://kasb.org/…/kansas-ranks-30th-in-total-k-12-fundin…/…

Originally posted to Facebook on 05/23/2019.