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Eugene

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Wed Sep 21, 2016, 02:01 PM Sep 2016

Kansas argues against boost in school funding

Source: Reuters

POLITICS | Wed Sep 21, 2016 | 2:27pm EDT

Kansas argues against boost in school funding

Kansas sought on Wednesday to avoid a court ruling that could force the cash-strapped state to increase school funding by more than $1 billion.

Lawyers for the state and for public school districts faced off before the Kansas Supreme Court in the latest chapter of a decades-long battle over equitable and adequate funding.

Stephen McAllister, the state's solicitor general, argued that while Kansas may be spending less on education than some other states, student achievement is improving.

"Kansas is making excellent use of resources to do pretty well compared to the nation," he told the justices.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-kansas-education-idUSKCN11R2HW
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Kansas argues against boost in school funding (Original Post) Eugene Sep 2016 OP
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