Kansas PTA has a great new myth buster busting the myth that the cycle of school finance litigation will never end. Give it a read. And then tell your representative to vote against HB 2395 due to be heard on the floor of the House later today. Originally posted to Facebook on 03/26/2019....
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Wichita Eagle Article Explains School Funding Clash
his article has a good recap of where things stand on the K-12 education budget. The House is not going to debate their bad education funding bill and will go into discussions with the Senate without their own plan. https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article228377219.html?fbclid=IwAR0zcZsAV7eBXpsgir0Z3fsy5LKgkAO39H6IeK1dh_-p7L-a1I2mUFagrv8 Originally posted to Facebook on 03/27/2019....
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Leave a Comment May 2 Action Alert
The Senate has passed a new version of the tax bill they passed earlier this session. It’s less expensive, but still threatens our ability to pay for schools and other essential services. Kansas is just now stabilizing. Now is not the time to jeopardize the progress we are making. Contact your representative in the House and urge them to vote NO. According to our Friends at the Kansas Center for Economic Growth: “The tax bill coming up tonight costs the state a quarter-billion over three years. In the first year alone, 84 percent of the benefits go to...
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Leave a Comment KASB: Changes in Kansas Educational Outcomes and Funding
Read this detailed article (with lots of visual aids!) by Mark Tallman explaining the relationship between funding over the past few decades and their impact on outcomes. Originally posted to Facebook on 04/02/2019....
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