“But the cause of the lawsuits is the Legislature’s failure to meet its constitutional obligation to suitably fund K-12 education. As a result, here is what happens: Districts sue; the courts rule in the districts’ favor; the Legislature agrees to fully fund education; it reneges on that promise; the cycle repeats. Want to avoid more litigation? Honor the funding commitments.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/now-consider-this/article63913287.html....
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Historical context for education funding story
This story provides interesting historical context for our current school funding issues. Read it here: http://www.hutchnews.com/opinion/columnists/the-ongoing-story-of-kansas-school-finance/article_5d3cebc3-5510-56e0-bf0f-2c0e6e833793.html....
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Leave a Comment Senate Education Committee not working on funding formula
“’We are not working on a school finance plan. We have not discussed a school finance plan. I see nothing on our agenda for this week or next week that we are going to do that,’ said Sen. Pat Pettey, D-Kansas City, a member of the education committee. Read more here: http://www.kshb.com/news/education/school-finance-fix-nowhere-toward-being-done...
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“Another issue, Schmidt said, is the state’s attack on the judiciary, with ‘Jeff King as the point man.’ “King, a Republican from Independence, was reported to say they should ‘just approve judges that will vote the way we want them to,’ Schmidt said. He added King led the drive to change the way judges are appointed, in an attempt to allow the governor to choose judges who would rule the way the governor wants. Fortunately, he said, there were enough reasonable Republicans who stopped the bill. “’The whole reason they were trying to do it is because they...
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