The bleak budget situation in Kansas continues, and now a crippled education fund in Kansas could be facing more cuts. Kansas legislators continue to work in an overtime session, and the Senate has not passed a proposal that would increase sales tax to fill a four hundred million dollar gap. If the budget is not balanced, Governor Sam Brownback would be forced to make cuts to all public services between six and seven percent, which would mean a cut of one hundred ninety seven million dollars to education.Education in the state is already limping after the block grant funding bill passed into law earlier this year. This will have a significant impact on districts around the state who have already signed contracts with teachers and planned to have a set amount of money for the fiscal year beginning July 1st. Local superintendents have called threat “scary” and “disheartening.”
USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden would lose two million dollars.
USD 320 Wamego would lose $469,000.
USD 323 Rock Creek would lose $427,000.
