The Republican-dominated Kansas Senate has approved a GOP school funding bill that would avoid an increase in state spending while trying to meet a state Supreme Court order to help poor school districts.
The vote Thursday was 32-5.
The measure goes next to the House. GOP leaders there hoped to take a vote on it later Thursday.
The bill was drafted this week and redistributes about $83 million of the state's $4 billion-plus in annual aid to its 286 school districts. It guarantees that no district loses any aid already promised for the 2016-17 school year.
The court ruled last month that the state ...
The Republican-dominated Kansas Senate has approved a GOP school funding bill that would avoid an increase in state spending while trying to meet a state Supreme Court order to help poor school districts.
The vote Thursday was 32-5.
The measure goes next to the House. GOP leaders there hoped to take a vote on it later Thursday.
The bill was drafted this week and redistributes about $83 million of the state's $4 billion-plus in annual aid to its 286 school districts. It guarantees that no district loses any aid already promised for the 2016-17 school year.
The court ruled last month that the state ...