“A quick outline: To keep the Kansas State General Fund solvent, lawmakers surely will have to limit spending — by hundreds of millions. The education and human service programs that make up almost 90 percent of State General Fund expenses will bear the brunt of the cuts.”

http://www.kansasbudget.com/2014/08/the-wall-street-journal-tells-kansans.html?spref=fb

The health of the State General Fund affects school funding. School districts made sacrifices during the recession, but these budget restrictions are avoidable.