This isn’t good news for the future of school funding in Kansas. “Tax revenue in April dropped 45 percent from a year ago, the Kansas Department of Revenue announced Wednesday. The state’s revenue for the year is $92.9 million less than projected earlier this month.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2014/04/30/3431703/kansas-revenues-off-92-million.html#storylink=cpy...
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The Smart and Shadowy ALEC-a report from a principal in OK
Here’s a piece from a principal in OK. Some of it should sound familiar. “This legislation is the predictable and incremental next step in the privatization of Oklahoma public schools, following the 2010 passage of the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship Program for students with special needs, also sponsored by Representative Nelson. Unbeknownst to many in attendance at the conference, there was another entity on stage with Representatives Nelson and Newell. Preferring to lurk behind the curtains and out of sight, the real source of this legislation was watching from a safe distance but was unquestionably present in the...
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Leave a Comment Kansas classroom aid estimate drops $12 million
“The first estimate was based on figures issued April 6 by the department of education as legislators were preparing to pass the final version of the plan. But new figures April 17 showed the extra dollars for classrooms, as calculated by the Brownback administration, would be $61 million and local school property taxes would drop $84 million, instead of the $78 million previously calculated.” http://cjonline.com/news/2014-04-29/kansas-classroom-aid-estimate-drops-12m...
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Leave a Comment Wichita Eagle: Some take issue with Brownback ad, numbers on classroom spending
We are among those who take issue with a recent pro-Brownback ad on school funding numbers and classroom spending. The overall numbers are inflated and include amounts that will only materialize if local voters increase their local property taxes and do not represent new funding at the state level. http://www.kansas.com/2014/04/26/3424952/some-take-issue-with-pro-brownback.html...
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