Expanded Kindergarten, Continued Litigation Define Kansas Education Landscape

TOPEKA, Kan. — Following a sweeping 2012 income tax cut and a period of education funding austerity that has stressed the Kansas public school system, Gov. Sam Brownback announced in December plans for a five-year, $80 million investment in full-day kindergarten. Amidst ongoing education funding litigation, it seems this new proposal may help the governor, lawmakers and education advocates find common ground.

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