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Kansas Liberty: 24 June 2009
Teachers' union, others fight to keep the cash coming. Hays school board member says 'raise my taxes' or take away tax breaks for businesses and school mandates.
Education lobbyists urge raising taxes to give schools more money
Last week the Kansas Department of Labor confirmed that the state’s economy is continuing to suffer as the unemployment rate rose to the highest it has been in 26 years, but lobbyists and representatives of the K-12 school districts have kept the pressure on legislators to maintain state funding for schools despite the latest dismal economic reports.
As it stands, Dale Dennis, deputy commissioner of education for Kansas, said schools are set for a $317 decrease per pupil for the 2009-2010 school year. Schools were supposed to receive an increase in funds based on the increase in the consumer price index.
The CPI-adjusted amount for the 2009-2010 school year was set at $4,497 base aid per pupil. Due to a huge gap in the amount of revenue the state was bringing in, and the amount it was spending, the legislature instead...
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