Kansas Policy Institute’s Dave Trabert, commentary on unconstitutional school funding attempt
Monday, January 11th, 2010For example, Mr. Dennis said another Board member “…alleges…” that schools started the current year with $700 million in carryover cash reserves (in addition to money for capital projects and bond payments). This is no allegation, it is a fact that we obtained from the Department of Education. Here are some other facts we discovered that have been confirmed by the Kansas Department of Education (KSDE):
* Deputy Commissioner Dale Dennis says schools can legally use those reserves for current expenses, freeing General Fund receipts for other purposes.
* That $700 million total has grown 53% over the last four years, which means that schools haven’t spent all of the money they received.