This is an important read and explains a lot about our current school funding situation.

“No one denies the obvious – that libertarian ideology is driving the current philosophy of Kansas state government and may be, for the moment, supported by a majority of the voters. The Koch brothers’ influence and financial heft has helped elect the current administration and the majority of the Legislature. Just last week their political arm began to attack some of the remaining Republican moderates, including Rep. Steven Becker of Reno County. The various think tanks and political organizations in Kansas, which are openly financed by the Kochs, including the state Chamber of Commerce, are by far the most influential elements in Kansas politics. The court system is the only current piece of government not under their sway, a reality that feeds the ongoing epic struggle between the Supreme Court and the Brownback administration.”

Read more here: http://m.parsonssun.com/opinion/article_704ea8c8-dab8-11e5-9c9c-c3935fb3fa27.html?mode=jqm.