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Kansas Education Funding Under More Scrutiny

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A special legislative committee studying options for reformatting K-12 public education funding in Kansas is preparing to review conflicting research studies. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the 15-member committee's task is to lay the foundation of a new school finance formula. The Kansas Policy Institute is pushing a report that points to the inability of the state's $3.6 billion program targeting at-risk students to close the academic gap between poor and wealthy students. The Kansas Association of School Boards released a report this month arguing a link exists between funding of schools and student performance on the National Assessment of ...

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