Kansas lawmakers close to passing school 'choice' measure JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer April 8, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Wednesday, March 31, 2021, file photo, students wait to enter Wyandotte County High School in Kansas City, Kan., on the first day of in-person learning. Conservative GOP lawmakers in Kansas are pushing a proposal to allow parents to use state dollars to pay for private schooling for children who are struggling in public schools.Charlie Riedel/AP TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Republican legislators were close Thursday to winning final legislative approval for a measure that would allow parents of academically struggling students to pay for private schooling with state dollars normally earmarked for public schools.