HB 2119 (education savings account aka neo-voucher) is a very expensive, flawed bill. This piece discusses the significant administrative costs. “To put it lightly, the fiscal note is incredibly worrisome. That’s a lot of funding for administrative costs that would never make it into a classroom benefiting Kansas students.” CJ...
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CJ Online Article on School Funding Conflict
This plan will not and should not pass constitutional muster. They are already reneging on the promises they made just last year, and they’re basing it on a possible future recession. That is not adequate grounds. Anyone casting a vote for this bill should be absolutely prohibited from talking about...
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No comments CJ Online: Update on School Funding Negotiations
We support the Senate position. “The talks feature a showdown between House leaders who want to install a fleet of policy demands on public schools and Senate leaders who simply added a $90 million inflation adjustment to the $525 million increase passed a year ago.”https://www.cjonline.com/…/failure-of-kansas-house-to-pass-… Orginally posted to Facebook on 04/02/2019....
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No comments CJ Online Article re: School Finance
“Kansas House school finance negotiators succumbed to mounting pressure to make a deal Wednesday by accepting the Senate’s bill adding $90 million annually to public school spending in the next four years to comply with a Kansas Supreme Court order.” https://www.cjonline.com/…/kansas-senate-house-break-impass… Originally posted to Facebook on 04/03/2019....
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