Kansas Faces Large Gap in School Funding Needs
Kansas lawmakers examine a major funding gap as an independent study by Texas A M University professor Lori Taylor urges increases from 500 million to 2.1 billion over five years to meet court mandates and raise student outcomes. Superintendents note the numbers are large but spread across five years, while officials consider state revenue and federal windfalls.
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Texas A&m University
Lori Taylor
Taylor
State of
Texas
Jeanne Stroh
Ottawa
Randy) Watson
Wellsville
Jerry Henn
Center On Budget and Policy Priorities
Oklahoma
Stroh
Brian Spencer
Central Heights
Topeka
Supreme Court
West Franklin
Jerry Turner
Kansas Association of School Boards
Lawrence
Shannon Kimball
Kimball
Ottawa High School appoints Whittaker as principal
Kelly Whittaker, now living in Ottawa, will become Ottawa High School principal for the 2018-19 school year. She moves from Shawnee Heights High School in Tecumseh, Kansas, where she was assistant principal, and will replace current principal David Morford who resigned to join Haysville. She emphasizes state of the art facilities, CTE programs, Gemini status, and project based learning while stressing servant leadership and strong parent community engagement. Her husband James teaches at Ottawa University and will coach track and cross country.
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Ottawa
Ottawa High
Whittaker
James
Indiana
Kansas
Shawnee Heights High School
Tecumseh
Ottawa High School
David Morford
Haysville
Goshen High School
Ottawa University
Ryan) Dobbs
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