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But she warned them that diverting funds from public schools could derail the court-mandated funding agreement. "It is very important that we direct our taxpayer dollars to our public schools," Kelly said. "Not only because it is the right thing to do but if we do not fully fund our public schools and equitably fund our public schools, we run into troubles with the judicial branch." Despite grumbling from conservative legislators, who have long resented the court's intrusion into budgeting matters, lawmakers have largely followed through on what was agreed to in 2019. With the funding deal si...

As Gov. Laura Kelly signs education deal, can fragile peace take hold on school funding? Andrew Bahl, Topeka Capital-Journal © Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal Gov. Laura Kelly smiles while surrounded by bipartisan representatives after holding up signed bills that will continue to fund Kansas schools during a ceremony in the Statehouse Monday morning. Gov. Laura Kelly signed Monday a multibillion education funding package, hammered out by lawmakers after a topsy-turvy two months, where it was briefly unclear how officials would come up with a way to fund schools. But the ...

GOP drops 'choice' plan in Kansas school funding debate JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer May 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Kansas state Sens. Molly Baumgardner, left, R-Louisburg; Renee Erickson, center, R-Wichita, and Dinah Sykes, D-Lenexa, huddle during talks with the House over the final version of school funding and education policy legislation, Thursday, May 6, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Their talks are under way even though Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly have not struck a deal on education issues.John Hanna/APShow MoreShow Le...

John Hanna, Associated Press photo by: John Hanna/AP Photo Kansas state Sens. Molly Baumgardner, left, R-Louisburg; Renee Erickson, center, R-Wichita, and Dinah Sykes, D-Lenexa, huddle during talks with the House over the final version of school funding and education policy legislation, Thursday, May 6, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka. Story updated at 10:13 p.m. Thursday: TOPEKA — Conservative Republicans set aside their most ambitious proposal for helping Kansas parents move their children into private schools so that lawmakers could forge a bipartisan compromise Thursday night on educa...

Kansas lawmakers want to limit online learning statewide. Some districts push back Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star © Konstantin Sutyagin/Dreamstime/Dreamstime/TNS Laura Kelly ordered all schools online as the COVID-19 pandemic surged through Kansas. TOPEKA, Kan. — It's been a year since Gov. Laura Kelly ordered all schools online as the COVID-19 pandemic surged through Kansas. More than 80% of K-12 schools in the state have brought students back to classrooms full time or are preparing to by the end of the month. A handful, however, continue to wait. They have opted for h...