“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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School Funding Bill Vote Count
The House passed the school funding bill 76-47. It now goes to the Senate, where it is expected to pass (probably this evening). Please thank the following legislators who voted in favor: Alcala, Amyx, Baker, Ballard, Benson, Bishop, Burroughs, Carlin, Carlson, Carmichael, Clark, Clayton, Concannon, Cox, Croft, Curtis, Dierks, Dietrich,...
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No comments KC Star Editorial re: School Funding
“State lawmakers also should rededicate themselves to fully funding schools. The debate should never be about meeting a spending target set by the courts. It should be about spending enough money to extend the opportunity for a quality education to every child in Kansas.” https://www.kansascity.com/…/editori…/article228891334.html… Originally posted to Facebook on...
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Read this thorough blog post by Mark Tallman of KASB. In it he explains how KS schools are doing and how changing expectations impact schools and school funding. “Kansas public schools have always been improving as more students reach higher levels than in the past. They have also always been...
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