What’s the Matter With Kansas’ Schools?
1.7.2014
New York Times Opinion – KANSAS, like every state, explicitly guarantees a free public education in its Constitution, affirming America’s founding belief that only an educated citizenry can preserve democracy and safeguard individual liberty and freedom.
And yet in recent years Kansas has become the epicenter of a new battle over the states’ obligation to adequately fund public education. Even though the state Constitution requires that it make “suitable provision” for financing public education, Gov. Sam Brownback and the Republican-led Legislature have made draconian cuts in school spending, leading to a lawsuit that now sits before the state Supreme Court.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/08/opinion/whats-the-matter-with-kansas-schools.html?_r=0
Schools for Fair Funding 