Heads up, Kansas. The push to consolidate power, make our courts prey to the same money and political pressures impacting the other two branches of our government and eliminate the ability of our courts to protect our public schools has advanced another step. “Kansans would either elect state Supreme Court justices or governors and legislators would have more power in deciding who sits on the high court under rival proposals advancing in the Legislature. “Both proposals approved by the House Judiciary Committee this week would amend the state constitution to scrap the current system, in which a lawyer-led...
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Duane Goossen explains reality of cuts to KS classrooms
Duane Goossen explains the reality of cuts to Kansas classrooms. “Make no mistake, the governor has proposed to cut the state’s investment in education as a way to balance the state budget, not because it helps schools. None of these classroom cuts would be necessary if state income tax revenue had not dramatically plummeted. “Kansas needs a stable, ongoing source of revenue that matches normal, reasonable expenses. We are far from that now.” Read more here: http://realprosperityks.com/duane-goossen-governors-school-finance-cuts/...
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“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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Leave a Comment 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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