“There has been a lot of talk out there about cash balances that schools are sitting on. What isn’t talked about is that during the last two months of the fiscal year (May and June) districts receive around 25% of the entire budget from the state (when the school year is already over). Below is a table that shares the anticipated revenues for this upcoming May and June. “Therefore, we must carry-over those funds to be used early the next school year. So carry over is to be expected and good business practice. Some of our most expensive...
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Louisburg teen launches film on Kansas budget
Here’s another example of a high school student speaking up. Carson Tappan’s “Where the Buffaloed Roam” is a hit. “The documentary is professionally made, informative and witty. If you’ve followed the events in Kansas closely, you won’t learn a lot that’s new, but you’ll come away with a couple of takeaways. “One is that there really is no easy way to rebuild what Brownback and the Legislature have broken. The other is that Tappan and his friends who helped him with the documentary are a really great tribute to the Kansas public schools, and the tax cut advocates...
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Leave a Comment Smoky Valley teen writes inspiring letter
Well said, Ms. Maas. “This is a beautiful state. Kansas has so much to offer to so many people. We are truly capable of anything. Within our borders, we harbor the potential to be something truly great. Do not forget to put faith in your youth. Do not bypass our education in order to save face. Invest in our future, and you will inevitably be investing in your future. After all, if you forget to educate the youth, who will take care of you?” Read her whole letter here: To Governor Sam Brownback I am writing you today...
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Another superintendent explains why a “decrease in an increase” rings hollow and urges his community to speak up. Thank you, Eric Reid. “We all pay a price for the choices we make and the decisions of others. Now the choices I am forced to make create negative opportunity costs for my students, staff, and community. Call it local control all you want; I feel no control over this. All we have is our voice, and there is no big money behind us to get elected officials to listen. There is an opportunity cost for our silence, and not...
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