Education

KSDE: per-pupil funding estimated at $16,216 this year 0
- Education
- October 30, 2020
The Kansas Department of Education confirmed this week that per-pupil funding is estimated to be $16,216 this year; that’s 9.2% higher than last year’s record level of $14,848. KSDE Deputy Commissioner of Finance Craig Neuenswander confirmed the numbers in an email to KPI. Per-pupil funding from the State is estimated to be $10,967; federal aid
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Education finance formula provides hundreds of millions for non-existent students 0
- Education
- October 15, 2020
Recently KPI published this article that outlined how school districts will not face financial consequences if there is lower enrollment due to COVID, or any other reason. The deck is stacked in financial favor of the districts because they are allowed to take the higher enrollment of the two years previous to the current year.
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COVID-related reduction in student enrollment will not impact school financing 0
- Education
- September 28, 2020
Contrary to what many people might believe, a reduction in public school enrollment will not have an impact on the amount of funding a district will receive. Not this year and likely not even next year. To say the formula for determining how much exactly each district receives in state and local funding is complex
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Education is still (for now) not a fundamental right under the U.S. Constitution 0
- Education
- September 17, 2020
The disposition of a noteworthy education-related court case has gone virtually unnoticed in the fog of the pandemic. In Gary B. v Snyder, a case concerning Detroit Public Schools (DPS), the question of whether education is a constitutional right, protected under the Fourteenth Amendment, was once again put to the test. Fortunately, through a convoluted
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School cash reserves set new record at $2.3 billion 0
- Education
- September 14, 2020
In yet another affront to students and taxpayers, school districts increased cash reserves by $107 million last year, setting a new record of $2.3 billion. The largest portion, operating cash reserves, increased from $942 million to $998 million. Cash set aside for debt payments went from $605 million to $649 million, capital outlay reserves increasedREAD MORE
Public education a recession-proof industry 0
- Education
- August 30, 2020
Amidst all the attention over when and how schools reopen, one topic has been overlooked. In an economy that has been decimated with unemployment in the wake of COVID-19, those in the education community have escaped facing the same economic reality as many of their patrons. Buoyed by federal dollars through the CARES Act and
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