Education advocate: Kansas school finance bill would ‘permanently underfund’ special education
Kansas lawmakers are trying to overhaul special education funding for public schools in a move condemned by public school advocates.
Kansas lawmakers are trying to overhaul special education funding for public schools in a move condemned by public school advocates.
As enrollment keeps trending downward, Lawrence school board members on Monday heard some additional details about possible ways to cut costs, including hiring specialized positions rather than going through contractors.
Gov. Laura Kelly widened an agenda dedicated to public education, Medicaid expansion and broad-based tax reform Wednesday in the annual State of the State speech.
The task force created by the Kansas Legislature to resolve funding challenges in K-12 special education endorsed a four-year plan Friday adding $82.7 million annually in appropriations to local school districts.
Rep. Kristey Williams and Sen. Renee Erickson agreed there was little value in convening a task force to study the state’s shortfall in funding public school special education programs because the financial issues were too complex for such a group to unravel and the only remedy suggested by education advocacy groups was too simplistic to warrant examination.
A legislative committee on education offered a glimpse at what Kansas lawmakers could propose during the 2024 session. The Legislature hinted at changing the formula for funding special education and pushing more school choice measures.
Lawrence school board candidates during the Chamber’s forum on Wednesday gave their thoughts on past board decisions as well as their visions for public education if they’re elected.
The Lawrence school board on Monday will hear an update on the district’s special education work as well as consider approving a consultant contract for enrollment projections.
The Kansas Board of Regents deleted a quarter-billion dollars Thursday from the extraordinary budget increase sought by public state universities.
The Kansas State Board of Education voted unanimously to recommend a four-year initiative raising state aid to special education by $86.6 million annually to bring Kansas into compliance with the law.
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