Education Spending Archives - Kansas Policy Institute

With no accountability, Gannon plaintiffs prioritize non-Instruction hiring 0
- Education
- August 12, 2019
After suing taxpayers for more than $1 billion on the premise that funding wasn’t adequate to educate students, the four plaintiff districts collectively allocated just 15% of their new hires last year to teachers, teacher aides, and special education paras. USD 500 Kansas City was the worst offender, eliminating 32 classroom positions while added 253
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Claim that more Gannon money will be used to hire 5,400 teachers doesn’t stand up to scrutiny 0
- Education
- June 12, 2019
If you were to believe Gannon plaintiff attorney Alan Rupe, schools across the state are poised to hire 5,400 new teachers. This additional cadre of educators would allow the education system in the state of Kansas to satisfy the Rose standards by providing what Rupe described as “the 25% deprived of a constitutionally equitable and
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Gannon VII oral arguments focus on inflation, constitutionality of Montoy 0
- Education
- May 30, 2019
The Supreme Court held oral arguments on May 9 prior to their upcoming seventh Gannon opinion. As has been the case throughout the nearly decade-long Gannon saga, each oral argument phase brings at least one new variable that makes predicting what the Court might decide a fool’s errand. This go-around there were two such variables: 1.
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State school funding per-pupil ranked #16 in U.S.0
- Education
- April 22, 2019
U.S. Census data shows Kansas had the 16th highest state school funding per-pupil in 2016 at $7,970, based on headcount enrollment and total state aid of $3.9 billion. Legislators therefore provided state aid that was 22 percent above the national average of $6,546 back in 2016 and KSDE estimates state aid will be $4.5 billion
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Busting the Kansas PTA MythBusters 0
- Education
- March 26, 2019
The March 2019 issue of the Kansas PTA MythBusters begins with this statement: “Be aware that statistics can be used to provide clarity or to create a cloud of doubt to misdirect.” It then proceeds with a litany of misdirection, including: Misdirection #1: “over $1 billion in cuts made to public schools…” since 2009 Fact:
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A $2 Billion Tax Increase Inbound: How Would It Impact You?0
- Tax & Spending
- March 19, 2019
Have you heard of the incoming tax increase? To maintain a statutorily required 7.5% ending balance, policymakers must find a way to close a $2 billion gap and slow the rate of state spending. The overspending includes an initial $1.3 billion shortfall , a $115 million KPERS payment, and the $270 million in new demands
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