Kansas legislative leaders preparing for a June 23 special session to discuss school funding say they plan to resolve the issue as quickly as possible to avoid school closures on July 1, and whether wealthy school districts lose part of their aid to poorer ones will be a key topic.
The state’s Supreme Court ruled last month that the Legislature’s plan for distributing more than $4 billion a year in aid to its 286 school districts is unfair to poorer districts. The court gave the lawmakers until June 30 to find a solution.