The Kansas revenue forecast is over $100 million short. That is a result of the economic stimulus package from your elected officials at the federal level. The state had an opportunity to prevent that shortfall, by decoupling from the federal system for one year. Unfortunately, your legislators passed. If you're thinking they saved you money, not so fast.
The slash and burn tax mentality that some legislators have espoused are not helping Kansas families. Those with students attending our universities or about to enter our universities are most likely looking at a tuition hike. Working class families are unable to provide the early childhood educational opportunities that will insure the success of their children as they enter Kindergarten. And finally, K-12 schools have been waiting for years for the state to provide the funding needed, as indicated by the legislature's own study. You all have felt the rising prices at the grocery store, well our schools feel those same rising prices. Without adequate funding from the state, what's a school to do?
Budget Committees will be meeting this week and we hope they keep their promises to Kansas kids. We realize that the pot of money is only so big, and that makes it critical that the legislature invest our tax dollars in programs that offer us the greatest return.
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