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An Exodus of Kansas Teachers?

Are budget cuts and policy changes causing teachers to leave the state of Kansas?
Are budget cuts and policy changes causing teachers to leave the state of Kansas?

The Kansas education system is facing uncertainty.  Some say the next couple of years could bring the most unstable times ever. The Kansas Legislature cut classroom funding.  There’s no school finance formula in place and the block grants approved by the state this year were declared unconstitutional by a three-judge panel in Shawnee County.  Public school funding may be thrown into further chaos depending on what the Kansas Supreme Court has to say.  As education reporter Sam Zeff discovered, this is all taking a toll on recruiting and retaining teachers in Kansas.


This report comes to us from education reporter Sam Zeff at KCUR Radio in Kansas City.

 

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