Sen. Wagle and Rep. Ryckman claimed Deputy Education Commissioner allocated more funding than provided for under statute when Mr. Dennis calculated the line of best fit for transportation costs as instructed by a legislative leader at the time. Sen. Denning has now asserted that districts should pay their “extra” funding back to the state, though the LPA audit this all came out of concluded districts’ costs are not being covered by state funding. Here is additional context you won’t hear from them. “The Kansas Legislature has underfunded school finance formulas in state law by $867 million since 2009,...
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Journal Gazette – Voucher Opposition Article of Faith for Pastor
Interesting perspective from a Texas pastor. Kansas has its own tax credit “scholarship” program, and last year all of the scholarships went to private schools with Catholic or Christian affiliations. http://www.journalgazette.net/opinion/columns/20180211/voucher-opposition-article-of-faith-for-pastor Originally posted to Facebook 2/13/18....
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Leave a Comment Koch Family’s Latest Attack on KS Public Schools
Last week we shared a story about how the Kochs are attacking public education. Our experience shows us that the “education reform” the Kochs advocate has a lot more to do with minimizing the funding of public education than with actually helping students succeed. From the Washington Post, “Leaders of the network dreamed of disrupting the status quo, customizing learning and breaking the teacher unions. One initial priority is expanding educational saving accounts and developing technologies that would let parents pick and choose private classes or tutors for their kids the same way people shop on Amazon. They...
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Leave a Comment KASB Breaks Down Key Points of Transportation Aid Controversy
This analysis by the KASB matches our views on the current transportation funding issue. We highly recommend it for anyone who’d like to understand it better. We particularly think constituents of Rep. Ryckman and Sens. Wagle and Denning should give it a read. “The Post Audit study also found that while results vary among districts, overall the transportation aid formula does not cover the costs of providing transportation services to students as required by law. Specifically, the auditors said: “Based on our sample, the current funding formula appears to understate the comparative cost of transporting students who live...
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