Saturday, June 04, 2005
Kansas Supreme Court Orders Increase in School Funding
John Milburn of the Associated Press reports that the Kansas Supreme Court has "ordered the Legislature to double the amount of new dollars the state spends on public schools by July 1, a decision that will force legislators into a special session.The ruling means legislators will have to provide an additional $143 million on top of the $142 million they provided earlier this year. Th etotal in new dollars would be $285 million - a 10 percent increase."
