“Final points: these are total amounts, not per pupil amounts. Since 2009, statewide headcount enrollment has increased by nearly 19,000 students (4.0 percent). Students eligible for free meals, who are much more likely to have additional learning challenges requiring more resources, increased by over 30,000. Special education students, who require...
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KASB Infographic on education and the state general fund
Shared by Shannon Kimball USD 497 Board of Ed on Facebook on February 12, 2019: “We often hear concerns that K-12 education takes up half of the state general fund budget; that this level of funding is not sustainable, and that K-12 aid – partially in response to school finance...
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No comments Yes. Funding Improves Outcomes
“Will increased funding result in better student outcomes?” Yes. Apparently, we have to keep answering this question for the Legislature. Read KASB’s Mark Tallman’s excellent blog post that answers this question, once again. Originally posted to Facebook 03/21/2019....
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No comments 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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