We and others will be carefully evaluating what is and is not included in the study. “Senate President Susan Wagle made it clear what she wanted. ‘We’re focused on finding experts who can help show the court that funding is adequate,’ the Wichita Republican said before consultants were hired… “In a 2005 school finance case in Texas, a judge indicated Taylor’s research for the Texas Legislature was ‘not credible’ and ‘seriously flawed.’ “And now in Kansas, there’s reason to question what the state will receive for the $245,000 it forked over in taxpayer dollars for the study. During...
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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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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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Leave a Comment Rep. Nancy Lusk Legislative Update – School Funding – 3/1/2018
Here’s a helpful summary of where we are right now in the school funding process by Representative Nancy Lusk. https://us6.campaign-archive.com/?e=&u=ab425df2fcbf688abae59940a&id=389ab2fda7 Originally posted to Facebook on 3/1/2018....
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