“Not only that. The governor wants to sack the state’s school finance formula in favor of a ‘block grant’ to schools, which would make that $127 million cut permanent and shut off any future funding increases for schools from the state.

“Why would he propose this? How does this help Kansas? Well, it doesn’t help Kansas schools or Kansas students, but it does help staunch a budget crisis created by a dramatic loss of income tax revenue. School finance is the largest item in the state budget, putting school funds directly in the firing line when state finances deteriorate.”

http://www.hayspost.com/2015/02/19/insight-kansas-sacking-the-school-finance-formula/