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Kansas Supreme Court Again Rejects School Funding Formula

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Monday that the nearly $300 million school funding increase approved this spring by the Legislature wasn't enough to meet adequacy and equity requirements of the Kansas Constitution.  (Orlin Wagner / Associated Press)
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Monday that the nearly $300 million school funding increase approved this spring by the Legislature wasn't enough to meet adequacy and equity requirements of the Kansas Constitution. (Orlin Wagner / Associated Press)

Inadequate and inequitable. That, once again, is the Kansas Supreme Court’s assessment of the state’s school funding formula. Celia Llopis-Jepsen, from the Kansas News Service, looked through yesterday’s (MON) 88-page decision in the Gannon case and shared some early takeaways with Kansas News Service editor Amy Jeffries.


That's Kansas News Service Reporter Celia Llopis-Jepsen. She spoke with editor Amy Jeffries about this latest chapter in the ongoing saga over school funding.

Kansas News Service is a collaboration covering health, education, and politics across the state. You can search the KPR archive for more Kansas News Service stories about the Gannon case and analysis of Kansas school finance issues.  

The Kansas News Service produces essential enterprise reporting, diving deep and connecting the dots in tracking the policies, issues and and events that affect the health of Kansans and their communities. The team is based at KCUR and collaborates with public media stations and other news outlets across Kansas. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is made possible by a group of funding organizations, led by the Kansas Health Foundation. Other founders include United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, Sunflower Foundation, REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.