KAKE - Schools - Headlines  Kansas Schools Say They Still Face
Budget Woes  By: Associated Press Email  Stay up-to-date with
KAKE News:  Thursday, January 15, 2009  Public school officials
are fighting a perception that they fared well in Gov. Kathleen
Sebelius' budget.  Many Republicans portray the Democratic
governor's proposals as a freeze in overall aid to public
schools.  That's not quite the case, because their overall aid
would drop slightly in fiscal 2010, which begins July 1.
Educators say Sebelius' proposal will force a reallocation of
dollars among districts even before the current fiscal year
ends. And, they say, rising costs make it likely that there will
be some effects in the state's classrooms.  Key Republicans
believe schools should take more of a hit as the state attempts
to close a $186 million deficit in its current budget and
eliminate a $1 billion gap for fiscal 2010.  powered by Disqus
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