Thank you, Governor Kelly, for your commitment to continuing progress towards adequate public education funding. We remind the legislature that the Supreme Court has retained jurisdiction in the Gannon case and would not view cuts favorably. From Gov. Kelly:In 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Kansas had enacted a plan fulfilling the state’s constitutional obligation to adequately and fairly fund public schools. The Governor fully funds this plan in the FY 2022 budget, putting Kansas on track to increase school funding by $388.1 million through FY 2023. This year, despite significant state fiscal challenges brought forth...
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Kansas Education Groups Support Governor Kelly’s K-12 Budget Proposal.
From 2009 to 2017, school district general funds, local option budget funds, and special education state aid had fallen $577 million behind inflation. The school finance plan has begun to make up that gap, with a goal of reaching 2009 inflation-adjusted levels by 2023. Originally posted to Facebook January 15, 2021...
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Leave a Comment Update on Kansas Education During COVID
Interview of Ann Mah, District 4 Kansas Board of Education, by Topeka Capital-Journal Here’s a helpful update from State Board of Education member Ann Mah. “One of the biggest myths about educating kids during the pandemic is that it has been cheaper for schools, said Ann Mah, the District 4 representative on the Kansas State Board of Education.”https://www.cjonline.com/…/ann-mah-outlines…/6551278002/ Posted on Facebook 1/12/2021....
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Leave a Comment Florida’s Model is Not One Kansas Should Follow
Some people say Kansas should be more like Florida when it comes to education policy. We disagree. Here’s another example of why. “A new Pine Hills private school led by the 23-year-old daughter of a woman who was banned from Florida’s school voucher programs may be allowed to accept those scholarships, despite objections from state education leaders who suspect fraud and fear the mother actually would be running the new school.“The Academy of Education School seeks to open on the campus of the former Agape Christian Academy, which was banished from Florida’s school voucher programs in 2017 after...
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