Schools still seeking emergency aid despite Topeka travel ban
Kansas area superintendents from Ashland Hugoton Ulysses Lakin Scott City and Holcomb plus 11 other districts plan to travel to Topeka to press for emergency state aid for 2015 property valuation drops. KSDE budget division advised waiting until next year to submit requests saying current budgets are set and aid cannot affect mill levies this year. Eileen Hawley called the email a courtesy to districts facing long travel. Page A5.
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Ashland
Hugoton
Ulysses
Lakin
Scott City
Holcomb
Kansas State Department of Education
Division of Budget
Eileen Hawley
KSDE
Budget Office
Supreme Court weighs equity in Kansas school funding
Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments on whether to uphold a lower court order directing the state to inject about 54 million into public schools to restore constitutional equity. The case centers on adequacy and ongoing funding splits between the Legislature, Governor Brownback, and the judiciary, with a separate ruling on adequacy to be taken up next year potentially adding hundreds of millions in annual aid.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Derek Schmidt
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Supreme Court
Schmidt
Kansas Judicial Center
10Th Avenue
Topeka
United Way campaign struggles to reach 570000 goal
Finney County United Way reports about 11 weeks into the annual drive that nearly 400000 has been raised, about 70 percent of the 570000 goal. Executive Director Susan Escareno cites slower donations due to local layoffs, industry shifts, and turnover as she seeks more donors and new business commitments to fund 23 partner agencies.
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Finney County United Way
Finney County
United Way
Susan Escareno
Escareno
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Garden City
UPS
Hydro Resources
Dillons
Sunflower Electric
Tyson
USD 457
Garden City Community College
Northern Natural Gas
Chesapeake Energy
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