While we are happy to see any mention of the need to increase school funding, we are concerned that the governor is suggesting payment for full-day kindergarten should be phased in over five years and note that the statewide $16 million increase is less than the annual operating budget cuts faced by Shawnee Mission School District between 2009 and 2012.http://www.kansascity.com/2013/12/16/4696294/brownback-seeks-to-increase-state.html...
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When private firms run schools financial secrecy is allowed: NY Times
Issues are arising in Texas regarding accountability and transparency with private companies skirting prohibitions on commercial entities running public schools. There are some in Kansas who would like us to follow this model.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/us/when-private-firms-run-schools-financial-secrecy-is-allowed.html?smid=tw-share&_r=2&...
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Leave a Comment Kansas budget per pupil just went down: Kansas Health Institute
More real facts on school funding, and it isn’t good news. When legislators left Topeka in June, they thought they had funded the school finance formula at $3,838 per pupil in fiscal year 2014 and $3,852 in FY 2015. http://www.khi.org/weblogs/budget-blog/2013/dec/11/kansas-budget-pupil-just-went-down/...
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Leave a Comment Game On with the Kansas School Superintendents Association
We thank Kansas School Superintendents Association for inviting us to speak with them yesterday. Let’s do this! Thanks to Judith and Karen from Game on for Kansas Schools for visiting with superintendents this afternoon in Wichita. #gameonforkansasschools...
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