The Senate has passed a new version of the tax bill they passed earlier this session. It’s less expensive, but still threatens our ability to pay for schools and other essential services. Kansas is just now stabilizing. Now is not the time to jeopardize the progress we are making. Contact your representative in the House and urge them to vote NO. According to our Friends at the Kansas Center for Economic Growth: “The tax bill coming up tonight costs the state a quarter-billion over three years. In the first year alone, 84 percent of the benefits go to...
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KASB: Changes in Kansas Educational Outcomes and Funding
Read this detailed article (with lots of visual aids!) by Mark Tallman explaining the relationship between funding over the past few decades and their impact on outcomes. Originally posted to Facebook on 04/02/2019....
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Leave a Comment Conference Committee Update by KNEA’s Mark Desetti
Read Mark’s timeline of the April 2 Conference Committee which he titled Conference Committee Continues On School Finance – Until House Member Walks Out. Originally posted to Facebook on 04/03/2019....
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Leave a Comment SB 16 Conference Committee Shenanigans and Frustrations
We’ve had enough games in the conference committee for SB 16. We’re linking the audio from yesterday afternoon’s meeting as an example of what we’re seeing. We thank Sen. Baumgardner for holding to the Senate position and using real information and input from Kansas citizens in the committee’s decision-making. We are frustrated by Rep. Williams’s lack of understanding of the issues and refusal to work constructively. So what can you do? Please contact the members of the conference committee and tell them to pass the Senate/Governor/State Board of Education supported funding plan and to avoid passing uninformed, unnecessary...
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