As the state reviews tax credits amid a mind-boggling budget crisis, we urge them to eliminate the corporate tax credit scholarship program which results in tax credits for corporations donating money to SGOs with no requirement of showing any return on the investment in terms of better results for students. The program is capped at $10 million right now, and that money comes straight out of the State General Fund. Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article43272816.html...
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Court questions switch to block grant
“An agitated Kansas Supreme Court sounded none too pleased Friday with the Legislature’s decision to switch to a block grant funding formula that came up short in fully funding the state’s school districts.” Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article43417731.html#storylink=cpy...
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Here’s some good background on the school finance litigation leading up to this week’s hearing in the Gannon case. Click here: http://kcur.org/post/primer-school-funding-case-kansas-supreme-court#stream/0...
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Leave a Comment Goossen on what financial health looks like
“Step 1: Programs for which the state is responsible would be adequately funded. Public schools are a prime example. A financially healthy state provides enough resources for schools to allow them to grow and improve. Kansas, however, hovers on the verge of losing a court case for inadequate funding. School funding has been switched to a block grant, not because that’s a more equitable way to distribute funding, or because it is what students need, but because it limits state spending on schools. The same kind of story pervades other parts of the budget — human service programs,...
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