“This isn’t the only time the Governor’s Office has tried to spin the numbers to downplay and dismiss school funding concerns. Willoughby e-mailed a statement in February criticizing media coverage of Gov. Sam Brownback’s decision to trim school districts’ current year funding by about $28 million statewide.
“The Kansas City school district is not alone in making cuts. Districts throughout the state have been grappling with funding problems – including the Lawrence school district, which last week announced a proposal to cut and reallocate more than $1.2 million as a result of an expected decrease in state aid.
“These cuts are painful enough without the Governor’s Office blaming the victims.”
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