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12 Days in March explains the fast passage of Kansas school funding
In a rapid sequence of moves from January to March, Kansas lawmakers pass a block grant plan replacing the old education formula. Gov. Sam Brownback pushes reform. Senate Vice President Jeff King brings final approval as committees and floor votes unfold amid critical analyses and protests.
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Topeka
Senate
Jeff King
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Ron Ryckman, Jr
Ty Masterson
Ryckman
Kansas Department of Education
Dale Dennis
Shawnee County
Auburn-Washburn
Seaman
Silver Lake
Shawnee Heights
House
Ray Merrick
Education Committee
Merrick
Appropriations Committee
Mike O’neal
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
O’neal
House Appropriations Committee
Kansas Highway Patrol
Overland Park
Virgil Peck
R-Tyre Peck
Coffeyville
Kansas Department of Transportation
Brownback
Capitol
Lane Hemsley
Peck
Masterson
Anthony Hensley
Capital-Journal
Jeff Longbine
R-Emporia
Longbine