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House Education Committee hears several bills
March 14, 2010 Update
The House Education Committee held hearings on 4 bills during this week: 1) House Bill 2409 - Catastrophic Aid; 2) Senate Bill 485 - Private and Out-of-State Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act; 3) House Bill 2704 - School consolidation; and, 4) House Bill 2699 - Teacher Probationary Period. Read the full Neighborhood News Update...
Students lobby for higher education funding
February 21, 2010 Update
This week, student leaders from Kansas higher education institutions met with legislators to lobby for higher education funding as part of Higher Education Day. Higher education cuts of more than $100 million last year have significantly affected higher education in the State - tuition is rising, classes are larger, there are fewer courses to choose from, and the availability of campus jobs has decreased. Read the full Neighborhood News Update...
Supreme Court denies petition to reopen school finance case
February 14, 2010 Update
On Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court announced its decision to deny a petition by public school districts to reopen the 2006 Montoy school finance lawsuit. Friday's ruling from the court means that any new challenge to the state's school finance system must start over at the district court level. The Court opinion says that the July 28, 2006, decision found the Legislature to be in "substantial compliance" with the remedial orders made by the court in that case by passing bills in the 2005 session and special session and the 2006 session. The Court also said that the 2006 decision and closing the case was "limited to determining compliance" with the Court's orders in the specific case before the Court.