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Kansas Senate Bill Looks To Change Calculation For Funding Education

Senate Bill 71 is currently before the Ways and Means Committee of the Kansas Senate.  If it becomes law, it could immediately force school districts to rework their current budgets. Steve Kraske and guests examine the bill.
 
 
Guests:

  • Sen. Steve Fitzgerald is a Republican from Leavenworth and sits on the Ways and Means Committee.
  • David Smith is Chief of Staff for the Kansas City, Kan. school district.
When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.
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