It’s hard to keep up with the status of the school finance discussions right now. Here’s a helpful update from March 16: http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article66479322.html....
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Legislators hope for quick passage and district consolidation
“An influential Republican legislator said he’s hoping an education funding bill will clear the Legislature by the end of next week on the same day a GOP colleague suggested that consolidating public school districts could help in making the distribution of state dollars fairer.” Read more here: http://m.therepublic.com/view/story/fded151dd38c4ebf93c66fbd9d288a05/KS–Kansas-Legislature....
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Leave a Comment Kansans speak up for schools and libraries
“On Monday, the Kansas Legislature had no choice but to hear a different point of view – and that’s because at least for a day, the people of Kansas remembered that this is their government – and that they have the right to lobby, assemble and tell the people that serve them to start doing a better job. “To see so many people take the time and effort to speak up for the interests of ordinary Kansans is encouraging. Such events can make a difference, demonstrate to others that the politial process isn’t entirely hopeless and remind the...
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Leave a Comment KASB updates on school construction and bond and interest bills
Here are updates on the school construction and bond and interest bills from KASB: House Education makes significant changes to construction bill The House Education Committee recommended a heavily amended HB 2486 Tuesday [March 15]. Here is the bill before the amendments. The new bill would cap the amount of money the state would be obligated to pay for school building projects. The new bill would also get rid of any references to “instructional areas” and would also use the Kansas State Board of Education as the final arbitrator in determining which districts would be eligible for state...
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