At-Risk funding still being challenged On Monday, KNEA testified in opposition to HB 2540 which would require a school district to transfer the portion of State Foundation Aid that is directly attributable to the at-risk student...
Read MoreAbortion Constitutional Amendment keeps legislators in their seats There’s been plenty of press about the constitutional amendment on abortion rights being pushed by Kansans for Life, or KLF. It has passed the Senate....
Read MoreThe Senate Education Committee held a hearing on SB 271, a bill repealing the sunset on high density at-risk funding. High density at-risk weighting was adopted a number of years ago after a cost study noted that addressing...
Read MoreKansas already has vouchers in the form of a tax credit “scholarship” bill. Under current law, a free lunch student in one of the 100 lowest performing public schools in the state would be eligible for a...
Read MoreKSHA Advocates Under the Dome The Kansas Speech and Hearing Association held an advocacy day in the Statehouse today with plenty of support from the school speech and language pathologists who serve our students. We had the...
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