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Video of education forum available

You can watch edited video from the education forum we co-sponsored with Mainstream Coalition and Kansas PTA on February 17th featuring Rep. Lusk, Rep. Bollier, Rep. Rooker, and State Board of Education member Janet Waugh. http://www.mainstreamcoalition.org/public_education_in_crisis_watch_now...
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Goossen on sacking the education formula

“Not only that. The governor wants to sack the state’s school finance formula in favor of a ‘block grant’ to schools, which would make that $127 million cut permanent and shut off any future funding increases for schools from the state. “Why would he propose this? How does this help Kansas? Well, it doesn’t help Kansas schools or Kansas students, but it does help staunch a budget crisis created by a dramatic loss of income tax revenue. School finance is the largest item in the state budget, putting school funds directly in the firing line when state finances...
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Windsor on education cuts and tax policy

Thank you Emporia Board of Education member Brent Windsor for speaking up. “Two weeks ago, the Governor announced that he would reduce K-12 and higher education budgets by $44.5 million. This goes directly against the promise he made during his re-election campaign that he would not reduce funding to education. During his State of the State address, the Governor even went so far as to blame education for the reason Kansas is in financial trouble. I find that hard to swallow when tax cuts implemented in 2012 have resulted in a $344 million dollar deficit projected for this...
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