Post by Logan on Jun 22, 2016 1:21:38 GMT -6
Wichita school district’s attorney criticizes Democrats’ school finance plan
The attorney for school districts suing the state over school funding says a plan presented by Democratic leaders might not pass court muster.
The Kansas Supreme Court has given lawmakers a June 30 deadline to fix inequities in school funding or risk a shutdown of the state’s schools. A special session to resolve the issue is set to begin on Thursday.
Democratic leaders unveiled a plan last week that would enact $39 million in budget cuts to provide equalization aid for poor districts, a fix identified by the court. More than half of that money would come from other parts of the K-12 system.
The Democratic plan would take $15.2 million from the state’s extraordinary needs fund, a pool of money meant to help districts cope with unexpected costs. Some Republican leaders also have floated the idea of using this as a funding source for any school finance solution.
Read more here: www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article85048777.html
The attorney for school districts suing the state over school funding says a plan presented by Democratic leaders might not pass court muster.
The Kansas Supreme Court has given lawmakers a June 30 deadline to fix inequities in school funding or risk a shutdown of the state’s schools. A special session to resolve the issue is set to begin on Thursday.
Democratic leaders unveiled a plan last week that would enact $39 million in budget cuts to provide equalization aid for poor districts, a fix identified by the court. More than half of that money would come from other parts of the K-12 system.
The Democratic plan would take $15.2 million from the state’s extraordinary needs fund, a pool of money meant to help districts cope with unexpected costs. Some Republican leaders also have floated the idea of using this as a funding source for any school finance solution.
Read more here: www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article85048777.html