This week, Kansas lawmakers are trying to hammer-out a new plan for funding public schools. The plan needs to satisfy a court order to distribute those funds more equitably. Lawmakers are also considering a bill that expands the number of "impeachable offenses" for which judges and justices can be removed from office.

Kansas lawmakers have approved a budget for the new fiscal year that starts in July. But, they haven't included any additional money for public schools, despite a supreme court order saying the current funding method is unconstitutional and some schools are getting short-changed.

The Kansas Legislature has created two interim committees, one will study public school funding and the other will examine sales tax exemptions.

Funding cuts to classroom education and certain policy changes are prompting some teachers to leave the state of Kansas.  Neighboring Missouri is hoping to capitalize on this exodus of educators.

A panel of judges ordered the state to provide around $50 million in aid to public schools.