At the request of Kansas legislators, two studies were commissioned to determine the cost of a “suitable” education for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
The first study was performed in 2001, the second in 2006.
Both said adequate funding is about $4,500 per student. Today’s funding is $3,838 per student, about $650 million shy of the mark in annual spending.
In 2005, school districts filed suit against the Legislature in Montoy v. Kansas. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled the Legislature was amiss, upon which…
The education of Kansas students is at a crossroads
