Playing politics with school funding is unacceptable. “An abrupt decision to hold back millions of dollars in federal funding for Kansas schools threatens to make it more difficult for some students to learn English and for poor districts to provide after-school activities. The funding freeze, which will also affect programs...
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Big Beautiful Tax Loophole
“‘Donate’ $10 million in stock to charity, purchased for $6 million — then get all $10 million back in tax credits and avoid more than $1 million in capital gains taxes. Massive benefits for already rich individuals — you gotta love it. And it’s all created by House Resolution 1...
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No comments Johnson County’s largest districts oppose bill aiding private school tuition
“The Educational Choice for Children Act, a federal bill that was reintroduced this year, would provide $10 billion in annual tax credits to help establish scholarship awards to cover “expenses related to K-12 students in public and private education…” “David Smith, Shawnee Mission’s chief communications officer, said that the districts...
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No comments Kris Kobach wants to end the lawsuit keeping Kansas public schools funded. Awful idea
We oppose Kobach’s request for the court to end its jurisdiction over the Gannon case. “History shows that when Kansas legislators are left to their own devices, they fall back on bad habits that underfund the state’s community and neighborhood schools. That is a particular danger now, when the Republicans...
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