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“’I’m motivated to do this because of all the negativity surrounding school funding right now,’ [Erica] Huggard said. ‘I want to do something positive to bring awareness to the needs of our students and the needs for public schools. I was excited that this was an opportunity that Emporia got invited to so we could maybe get some people in this area engaged.’” Read more here: http://www.emporiagazette.com/news/article_1af99672-a2cc-5c20-9c78-16afa000d1d1.html....

“According to the most recent official budget analysis, total funding for schools this year will top $4 billion, more than any other single year in the past… “‘No, that’s definitely not been our experience in Lawrence,’ said Lawrence school board president Vanessa Sanburn in response to the GOP argument. “According to Lawrence’s own budget documents, total spending this year from its general fund and local option budget — the sources of day-to-day operating expenditures — will be about $58.1 million, which is $5.7 million, or 9 percent, less than the year before. “And because Lawrence’s enrollment grew over...