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Education lobby gearing up for funding fight, potential lawsuit, as formula review begins
The Kansas Education Funding Task Force has begun meeting to discuss potential changes to the school funding formula before it expires in 2027, and the battle lines are already drawn. Several student-focused members are looking[…]

Johnson County property tax hikes provided some hefty employee pay increases
The failure of the Kansas Legislature to deliver property tax relief this year after promising voters it was its “#1 priority” at the dawn of the 2025 session has saddled taxpayers with another year of increased[…]

The majority of parents and teachers favor ESAs, but Kansas legislators prioritize administrators over students
Nearly three out of four teachers support Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) in America, and optimism among educators about their profession is increasing, according to results in the annual survey of Teachers and K-12 Education published[…]

Shawnee Mission shortchanges students on services in the name of equity
The Shawnee Mission East High School student newspaper, Harbinger, reports that the school board “has formed a fairness-fighting task force: three board members with a mission to ‘protect equity’ and ‘community spirit’ by investigating private[…]