Post by Logan on Mar 17, 2016 4:48:39 GMT -6
Topeka -- A Senate committee Wednesday took up a proposal to fix the state’s school equalization formula, a plan that would be costly for three big Johnson County school districts.
The bill is an alternative to one heard by a House committee Tuesday. The Senate version would drop state aid collectively to the Blue Valley, Shawnee Mission and Olathe school districts by about $10 million.
The Legislature is under pressure to equalize funding among districts. A state Supreme Court ruling last month ordered lawmakers to address inequities by June 30. If not, the court said, K-12 public schools would not open for the 2016-17 school year.
The House bill adds more than $20 million in new spending, but the Senate plan reshuffles current spending with a formula that begins by reducing state aid to all districts by 1.45 percent, then making adjustments for equalization purposes.
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article66477687.html#storylink=cpy
The bill is an alternative to one heard by a House committee Tuesday. The Senate version would drop state aid collectively to the Blue Valley, Shawnee Mission and Olathe school districts by about $10 million.
The Legislature is under pressure to equalize funding among districts. A state Supreme Court ruling last month ordered lawmakers to address inequities by June 30. If not, the court said, K-12 public schools would not open for the 2016-17 school year.
The House bill adds more than $20 million in new spending, but the Senate plan reshuffles current spending with a formula that begins by reducing state aid to all districts by 1.45 percent, then making adjustments for equalization purposes.
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article66477687.html#storylink=cpy