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KC Star Editorial – Why Are Lawmakers Pushing Cuts Instead of School Funding?

“Tyson’s tax-cut push is insidious on another front. Making tax cuts priority one is one more attempt to lower the amount that lawmakers spend on schools. The sad thing is that conservatives have been waging this fight for years. Each time, the state Supreme Court has ultimately ruled that the Legislature is shorting education. “The court’s message is unmistakable: Lawmakers must fund schools, even at the expense of tax cuts. Schools come first. Lawmakers need to embrace that reality.” Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article203129699.html Originally posted to Facebook on 3/5/2018....
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Heartland Institute Article on Vouchers

In case anyone still has doubts about whether tax credit scholarships are part of a greater effort to privatize public education, here’s an article from Heartland Institute from 2002. (Heartland is part of the ALEC State Policy Network and includes the Koch network among its funders.) “The way to privatize schooling is to give parents tax-financed scholarships, or vouchers, with which to pay tuition at the K-12 schools of their choice, whether government or private. Government would continue to finance schooling, while private businesses and not-for-profit organizations would compete for tuition in a competitive education industry… “Pilot voucher...
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SM Post Dark Store Theory Could Hurt JoCo Schools

We are watching this carefully. You should, too. “If the state were to move broadly to a commercial property valuation system based in hypothetical lease theory or dark store theory, Eilert said, Johnson County and the school districts here would see tens of millions of dollars in revenue disappear. “Applying the reduction in value accepted by the board of tax appeals in the Target case to big box stores across Johnson County, the total loss in revenue to school districts here would approach $70 million in local and state funds.” https://shawneemissionpost.com/2018/02/28/joco-leaders-sound-alarm-dark-store-theory-saying-suck-millions-schools-county-agencies-70009 Originally posted to Facebook on 2/28/2018....
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