It is so important to know how legislators are voting and to make sure your friends and neighbors do, too, and to thank legislators for their good votes. We doubt a single legislator has a majority of constituents who would benefit from a flat tax, but defying Americans for Prosperity...
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Testimony needed for SPED bill; late notice for hearing and disregard of SPED task force work
So, remember how Rep. Williams pushed for a SPED task force to study the SPED formula during the 2023 legislative session? Remember how she avoided calling a meeting of the task force until her hand was forced by some of the committee members? Remember how Rep. Williams scheduled the meeting...
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No comments Johnson and Wyandotte county schools transfer millions to cover state special education shortfall
The Legislature’s own research department said that in the current fiscal year, schools are being shorted $173 million from covering the 92% of statewide excess costs as the law calls for. SPED services are mandatory, and the federal government and Kansas legislature need to fund it. Underfunding SPED hurts all...
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No comments Southeast Kansas schools transfer more than $1 million to cover state special education shortfall
The Legislature’s own research department said that in the current fiscal year, schools are being shorted $173 million from covering the 92% of statewide excess costs as the law calls for. SPED services are mandatory, and the federal government and Kansas legislature need to fund it. Underfunding SPED hurts all...
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