“Tyson’s tax-cut push is insidious on another front. Making tax cuts priority one is one more attempt to lower the amount that lawmakers spend on schools. The sad thing is that conservatives have been waging this fight for years. Each time, the state Supreme Court has ultimately ruled that the...
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Rep. Nancy Lusk Legislative Update – School Funding – 3/1/2018
Here’s a helpful summary of where we are right now in the school funding process by Representative Nancy Lusk. https://us6.campaign-archive.com/?e=&u=ab425df2fcbf688abae59940a&id=389ab2fda7 Originally posted to Facebook on 3/1/2018....
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No comments KASB’s Dr. John Heim Thoughts on Upcoming Education Funding Study
Good explanation, Dr. Heim. “It will be important to learn about and understand some critical aspects of the study. The first concerns the assumptions being made in the formulation of funding models. Does the researcher assume that all districts are alike, or is the researcher making assumptions about variations in...
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No comments KASB Tallman Education Report – Schools Underfunded by $867 Million since 2009
Sen. Wagle and Rep. Ryckman claimed Deputy Education Commissioner allocated more funding than provided for under statute when Mr. Dennis calculated the line of best fit for transportation costs as instructed by a legislative leader at the time. Sen. Denning has now asserted that districts should pay their “extra” funding...
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