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“USD 383 will let 17 teachers and one administrator know that the district intends not to renew their contracts for the 2015-16 school year…At least some of the nonrenewals are attributable to budget cuts. USD 383 officials are trying to figure out what can be kept and what can go as the board decides on cutting between $2 million and $4 million from the district’s budget. “The teachers receiving nonrenewal notices are Erin Allen, a Bergman Elementary kindergarten teacher; Alison Anderson, a fourth-grade physical education teacher at Bluemont Elementary; Carol Bachofer, a gifted education facilitator; Tom Brosius, a...

“The leader of Kansas City, Kan., public schools told a three-judge panel Thursday the state’s new block grant funding system harms the district’s ability to educate its students…Cynthia Lane, superintendent for USD 500 in Kansas City, Kan., said Senate Bill 7, which put the block grant system into effect, will decrease the district’s funds by at least $2.6 million. Those cuts will cause the district to hold off on needed maintenance and other programs. “Those cuts make the district’s situation particularly difficult given its increasing enrollment. She said the district’s enrollment has increased about 500 each year and...