OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — School administrators across the state of Kansas may be disappointed if they were looking forward to increases in state education spending, as Gov. Sam Brownback and legislators appear headed to a stalemate over public school spending.
The governor had pushed a plan that would simplify the formula the state uses to parcel out over $3 billion in funding to the 286 school districts across the state. The plan would also loosen constraints on local school boards. Lawmakers argue that the current formula works, and are seeking to reverse cuts made in recent years.
A bill that would have increased state aid to public schools by $156 million over the next few years passed the Senate, but faces opposition in the more conservative House.
The legislature will return from spring break on April 25th.
