This story is out of Johnson County, but applies to districts across the state. Underfunding SPED is real and hurts all students. “In their letter, the superintendents acknowledged that last year the Legislature moved closer to the statutory requirement. Still, the three school districts said they’d transferred a combined $230.3...
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Butler County Legislative Coffee 3/22
We sure hope some people attend this and let their legislators know they don’t want a voucher expansion (SB 87-hasn’t made it to the floor of the House), they do want SPED and other current education budget items funded (HB 2007 currently passed but going to conference committee) and they...
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We’ve reached the part of the session where bills go to the floor. Please contact your Representative in the House and urge them to increase the funding for SPED in HB 2007, the budget bill. Last week, the House Appropriations Committee voted to slash additional SPED funding from the $30...
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This is an important week! Watch this helpful update from KASB to learn about key issues with SPED funding and more and contact your legislators. https://fb.watch/xPiGZ0-unG Originally shared to Facebook 2/17/2025....
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