From the Editorial Board of the Kansas City Star: “Remember: Some of the legislators behind this effort are the ones who broke the state’s tax structure in the first place. Roads and bridges aren’t crumbling because of schools — they’re in trouble because of ill-advised tax cuts in 2013 that robbed the state of needed revenue. “But don’t be deceived. Supporters of an ‘us vs. them’ approach don’t really care about spending more money on transportation, or health care, or pensions, or any other state program in the years ahead. Their only real goal is to shrink government...
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Senator Skubal: “Legislature must do it’s job to fully fund our schools”
We agree with Senator Skubal in his January 15th update for the Shawnee Mission Post. “I believe in the three branches of government. The Supreme Court has done its job interpreting the state constitution with this ruling. Now the legislature must do its job to fully fund our schools.” https://shawneemissionpost.com/2018/01/15/capitol-update-sen-skubal-says-time-has-come-for-legislature-to-do-its-job-to-fully-fund-our-schools-69062 Originally Posted to Facebook on 1/15/18....
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Leave a Comment Education Spending Increases Felt Unevenly Around Country
“What the recession taketh away, the recovery doesn’t always giveth back.” Governments are spending billions more on education, and it’s making inequality worse Originally posted to Facebook 1/15/18....
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Leave a Comment Opinion by Schools for Fair Funding in Wyandotte Daily
“Attempting to pit these groups against each other in a scramble for the dollar is disingenuous. Amending the constitution to hurt public schools goes against values that Kansans have held dear for 160 years. Bending these values to meet current ideology is simply inappropriate… as it has been for the past 25 years. Declaring that no taxes shall be considered is an abdication of the legislature’s constitutional responsibility. Painting a picture that three prisons must close if we are to fund the schools is outrageous fear-mongering. Kansans demand better. All services, including public schools, need adequate funding.” Originally...
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