The Legislature’s own research department said that in the current fiscal year, schools are being shorted $173 million from covering the 92% of statewide excess costs as the law calls for. SPED services are mandatory, and the federal government and Kansas legislature need to fund it. Underfunding SPED hurts all...
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Southeast Kansas schools transfer more than $1 million to cover state special education shortfall
The Legislature’s own research department said that in the current fiscal year, schools are being shorted $173 million from covering the 92% of statewide excess costs as the law calls for. SPED services are mandatory, and the federal government and Kansas legislature need to fund it. Underfunding SPED hurts all...
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No comments Central Kansas schools transfer millions to cover state special education shortfall
The Legislature’s own research department said that in the current fiscal year, schools are being shorted $173 million from covering the 92% of statewide excess costs as the law calls for. SPED services are mandatory, and the federal government and Kansas legislature need to fund it. Underfunding SPED hurts all...
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No comments Voucher programs start small, but end up costing states big money
As this article, Kansas already saw what happens when your state can’t afford to maintain its public school funding. But some Kansas legislators are trying the bait-and-switch we see happening in other states. Just this week, KPI introduced an ESA “light” bill that allegedly targets some students. We’ve seen this...
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