School finance plan would shift some K-12 costs

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December 22, 2011 - 12:00 AM

Gov. Sam Brownback said Tuesday he is willing to consider ideas from legislators for modifying his plan to overhaul how the state finances its public schools.

But Landon Fulmer, his policy director, said he didn’t think a plan will pass unless it eliminates the state cap on local property taxes, as the governor has proposed to do.

The Legislature capped the amount of money school districts could raise through property taxes to keep the amount spent on each student more or less equal. If rich districts such as those in Johnson County could…

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