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Kansas legislature passes finance plan, schools to stay open
Source: Reuters
World | Fri Jun 24, 2016 10:17pm EDT
Kansas legislature passes finance plan, schools to stay open
The Kansas Legislature approved a plan on Friday to pour more money into public schools to address funding inequities between districts and keep the state Supreme Court from closing schools.
Lawmakers were working under a June 30 deadline set by the high court to enact a constitutional school funding formula that addresses disparities between rich and poor districts. Without it, the public school system statewide will be shut down.
After the legislature ended its 2016 session this month without addressing the matter, Governor Sam Brownback ordered legislators back for a special session that began on Thursday to cobble together another $38 million to satisfy the court.
The Republican-controlled House and Senate overwhelmingly passed the bill. It would increase aid to poor school districts for 2016-17 by diverting money from other parts of state government, mostly using proceeds from the sale of the Kansas Bioscience Authority.
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Kansas legislature passes finance plan, schools to stay open
The Kansas Legislature approved a plan on Friday to pour more money into public schools to address funding inequities between districts and keep the state Supreme Court from closing schools.
Lawmakers were working under a June 30 deadline set by the high court to enact a constitutional school funding formula that addresses disparities between rich and poor districts. Without it, the public school system statewide will be shut down.
After the legislature ended its 2016 session this month without addressing the matter, Governor Sam Brownback ordered legislators back for a special session that began on Thursday to cobble together another $38 million to satisfy the court.
The Republican-controlled House and Senate overwhelmingly passed the bill. It would increase aid to poor school districts for 2016-17 by diverting money from other parts of state government, mostly using proceeds from the sale of the Kansas Bioscience Authority.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-kansas-education-idUSKCN0ZB03I