Please read this entire editorial and be more than an onlooker. “No amount of condemnation of ‘unelected, activist judges’ by Gov. Sam Brownback and GOP legislative leaders will change the facts, which are evident not only to school administrators, school boards, teachers and parents across the state but also to the judges on the special panel… “The fundamental problem is that the governor and GOP legislative leaders seem to think that whatever level of support they deign to give schools should suffice, no matter the reality in the classrooms or the mandate in the state constitution. Nor does...
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Supreme Court stays Gannon panel order
“The Kansas Supreme Court put a hold Tuesday on a lower-court ruling that would have required the state to immediately pay more than $50 million to school districts, including Wichita’s…In a brief order, the Supreme Court justices said they would stay enforcement of the school court’s orders until they could review them on an expedited basis. “’The court recognizes the need for swift resolution of the equity portion of this case,’ the justices’ order said.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article25921516.html...
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Leave a Comment Will of the people?
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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Leave a Comment 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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