We agree. “In an Aug. 28 blog post, Dave Trabert of the Kansas Policy Institute noted the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) ‘does not charge dues to taxpayers; only individual members pay dues.’ Trabert’s comments would lead readers to believe ALEC is not taxpayer funded. That, of course, is incorrect. “News reports from 2014 and 2015 show Kansas taxpayers paid for legislators to travel to and attend ALEC meetings. At these meetings, which are off-limits to the public and press, legislators and corporate lobbyists sit behind closed doors to draft and approve ‘model’ bills that impact everything from...
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Emails link Koch funding for Center for Applied Economics at KU and testimony by the center’s director
We thank KU student Schuyler Kraus for pushing to get the emails linking Koch funding for the Center for Applied Economics at KU and testimony by the center’s director, Art Hall, against the renewable energy standards in Kansas. We note that the Kochs and their funded entities also oppose public school funding and support school privatization. The center’s reports include Charter Schools: An Introduction and Discussion for the Case of Kansas and Surrounding States Profile and Comparison of Kansas K-12 Employment Levels (published by KPI) The Relationship Between School Funding and Student Achievement in Kansas Public Schools. Read...
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Leave a Comment Revenues fail to meet projections again
This is not good news for the future of school funding. The estimates have been lowered several times, and we’re still not meeting them. “Two months into the state’s fiscal year, tax revenue flowing into the Kansas treasury is $29.4 million below the combined projection for July and August.” Read more here: http://cjonline.com/news/state/2015-09-01/kdor-august-tax-collections-25-million-less-projected...
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Leave a Comment Governor continues misleading statements
From our friends at Blue Valley District Supporter, “Gov. Sam Brownback repeatedly demonstrates that he either fails to understand the basic tenets of school financing or he is willing to deliberately mislead the citizens of Kansas. “How many voters ACTUALLY BELIEVE Brownback though? I bet a lot of them. You don’t expect someone to just lie to your face over…and over… and over. The truth is kind of complicated and hard to understand if you don’t follow how school finance works. But getting the truth out there is so important for the future of our schools.” This editorial...
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