“‘This will cause Blue Valley to fill a budget hole that was unanticipated and unplanned for,’ said [Blue Valley] Superintendent Tom Trigg, whose district will lose $1.1 million.

“’Unfortunately, the effect of tax policy changes has cut the state’s revenue stream to the point that important services, such as public education, are no longer being adequately funded,’ Trigg said in an email.”

Meanwhile Sen. Melcher of Leawood says schools just have to reduce administration and become more efficient, without acknowledging the increasing demands on schools now.

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