Governor Brownback is under the impression that school finance decisions in favor of our children are against the “will of the people”. We strongly disagree and would like to point out that many of our legislators and some gubernatorial candidates are less than candid about their positions on funding schools when running for office. Here’s the governor’s statement on the Gannon decision: “The three-judge panel has once again violated its Constitutional authority with this ruling. It has now taken upon itself the powers specifically and clearly assigned to the legislative and executive branches of government. In doing so,...
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Superintendent explains governor wrong on USD 457 funding
Please read this for an example of how school districts are being treated and school finance numbers are being manipulated. “At best, these statements are irresponsible, demonstrating the lack of due diligence and fact finding every citizen of this state should expect from our governor. At worst, they are intentional downright lies with the sole purpose to pursue a political agenda without morals; akin to a scorched earth, take-no-prisoners attitude. Neither is acceptable from our state’s highest officeholder… “Our governor wants us to believe that USD 457’s spending actually increased 9 percent from the 2013-14 to the 2014-15...
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Leave a Comment Game On statement on June 2015 Gannon decision
“This is not an example of an activist court, but of a court attempting to hold a reluctant legislature to its constitutional obligation to fund schools appropriately. We understand that the current decision has already been appealed to the Kansas Supreme Court and hope that a decision will be issued from that court before our children finish yet another school year. We are also particularly disappointed in the reactions of many of our legislative leaders and our governor to the Gannon decision and hope that Kansans will remember that these leaders are expressing anger about being required to...
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Leave a Comment School funding flunks test
We agree with this editorial completely. “A three-judge panel just told Gov. Sam Brownback and the Legislature what most school districts [and the Game On team] already knew – that the block-grant funding bill flunks the test for adequacy and equity. “The governor and lawmakers tried to do an end run around the judiciary this spring by repealing the 23-year-old school-finance formula before the Kansas Supreme Court had a chance to rule on the constitutionality of current state funding for schools in the 5-year-old Gannon lawsuit brought by districts. “But on Friday the three-judge panel in Shawnee County...
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