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Possible responses to Gannon decision outlined

Potential responses to the Kansas Supreme Court’s recent school funding ruling include defying the court, rewriting the state’s financing formula or making changes without spending more state dollars, an official in Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration said Saturday. State budget director Shawn Sullivan didn’t rule any option in or out, and said he couldn’t predict what will happen, as both Brownback and the Legislature face the court’s June deadline to comply with its ruling. Sullivan, along with Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer, spoke to a town hall meeting here about the state budget. They faced skeptical questioning from those concerned...
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Cartoon shows public school shakedown

This cartoon is from Arizona. Their governor and legislature are heavily influenced by ALEC. Right now we face the tax credit scholarship bill and Senator Knox’s foster care bill with a voucher component which shift public dollars toward private schools and home schools. http://m.tucson.com/news/opinion/image_19b33a65-f70b-5c58-9183-3fddca99e59e.html?mobile_touch=true...
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Important read explaining current school funding situation

This is an important read and explains a lot about our current school funding situation. “No one denies the obvious – that libertarian ideology is driving the current philosophy of Kansas state government and may be, for the moment, supported by a majority of the voters. The Koch brothers’ influence and financial heft has helped elect the current administration and the majority of the Legislature. Just last week their political arm began to attack some of the remaining Republican moderates, including Rep. Steven Becker of Reno County. The various think tanks and political organizations in Kansas, which are...
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