(Syndicated to Kansas newspapers Dec. 26, 2016)
Christmas is over, and 286 Kansas Unified School Districts are still waiting for their present…a fatter school finance formula that will bring them more money for the upcoming school years.
Pardon the double-negative, but nobody who runs or works for school districts doesn’t want more money.
And, while there is still the budget hole to fill, the biggest issue for the upcoming session is going to be responding to the Kansas Supreme Court which will in weeks or months determine whether the Legislature is appropriating enough money to schools so that every child–border to border, city, rural, whatever–is provided the same opportunity for getting a good K-12 education.