Taxes

Education Kansas Gov. to Veto Tax Hike That Would Pump More Money Into K-12
The tax hike would in part fund a bill overhauling the state K-12 funding formula, which would help the state answer a Kansas supreme court ruling on school finance.
Daarel Burnette II, June 6, 2017
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Education Funding Kansas Supreme Court: State Level of School Funding is Inadequate
The decision in a long-running K-12 finance case, could create serious difficulties for Kansas lawmakers already pondering how to dig out from a $900 million budget hole.
Andrew Ujifusa, March 2, 2017
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Federal Kansas Governor Warns of Tax Hike if State Loses Funding Case
The state's highest court is weighing the "adequacy" of the Kansas school funding system and previously ruled that the system is inequitable.
Daarel Burnette II, October 12, 2016
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3 min read
Equity & Diversity Opinion Detroit's Children Are Also Ours
Detroit's problem ultimately is our problem. It can teach a lesson about patience and acceptance gone too far.
Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers, September 11, 2016
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Principal Shawn Chabot (back left) at Lewiston High School in Lewiston, Maine, keeps an eye on the hallway during class change on the first day of school. Proposed tax increases up for a vote in November aim to make up for flagging revenue in the state that has had an impact on school funding.
Principal Shawn Chabot (back left) at Lewiston High School in Lewiston, Maine, keeps an eye on the hallway during class change on the first day of school. Proposed tax increases up for a vote in November aim to make up for flagging revenue in the state that has had an impact on school funding.
Sarah Rice for Education Week
Federal Tax Boosts to Aid K-12 Up for Vote in Several States
Voters in Maine, Oregon, and other states are being asked to approve ballot measures that would use tax increases to increase the amount of money school districts receive each year.
Daarel Burnette II, September 6, 2016
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Jasmine Curtis, 16, a sophomore at Chicago’s Lindblom Math & Science Academy, listens to a geometry lesson.
Jasmine Curtis, 16, a sophomore at Chicago’s Lindblom Math & Science Academy, listens to a geometry lesson.
Alyssa Schukar for Education Week
Law & Courts Long Building, Chicago Schools' Fiscal Crisis Reaches Boiling Point
Having begged for state aid and borrowed millions at untenable rates, the district is rapidly approaching fiscal insolvency.
Stephen Sawchuk & Denisa R. Superville, May 16, 2016
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13 min read
School & District Management S.D. Makes Move to Lose Label of State With Lowest Teacher Pay
Lawmakers have approved a sales-tax increase designed to lift average teacher pay to $48,500.
Stephen Sawchuk, March 8, 2016
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4 min read
State Rep. Ron Highland, fourth from the left, chaired a Kansas legislative committee that took a detailed look at school funding and standards.
State Rep. Ron Highland, fourth from the left, chaired a Kansas legislative committee that took a detailed look at school funding and standards.
Thad Alton/The Topeka Capital-Journal/AP
States Fresh Skirmish in Kansas Battle Over K-12 Aid
A legislative panel wants the state to do more frequent audits of local districts, consolidate services, and dictate what efforts should be funded to improve student learning.
Daarel Burnette II, January 26, 2016
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5 min read
Law & Courts Revenue Woes in Oil, Coal States Squeeze K-12
After miscalculating expected revenues, lawmakers in a number of mineral-dependent states are preparing to debate alternative sources of funding for state school aid.
Daarel Burnette II, January 12, 2016
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6 min read
Federal Wash. State Schools Chief Randy Dorn Won't Seek Another Term
A former school teacher and state lawmaker, Dorn has been at the center of several interesting K-12 policy and political events in the Evergreen State.
Andrew Ujifusa, October 22, 2015
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1 min read
Teaching Profession Illinois Policymakers Scramble After Pension Law Struck Down
State legislators and the governor are under pressure to craft a new plan after the state’s high court overturned a 2013 statute altering pensions for retired teachers.
Andrew Ujifusa, May 19, 2015
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3 min read
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, speaks at a teachers' rally in Olympia a few days before the launch of a special legislative session dominated by the issue of education funding. Lawmakers must come up with a plan to increase K-12 spending in order to satisfy a state high court ruling.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, speaks at a teachers' rally in Olympia a few days before the launch of a special legislative session dominated by the issue of education funding. Lawmakers must come up with a plan to increase K-12 spending in order to satisfy a state high court ruling.
Ted S. Warren/AP
Law & Courts Washington State Lawmakers Clash on K-12 Funding
A special session over how to pay for basic education bares partisan divides over tax policy and questions about the fallout for districts and unions.
Andrew Ujifusa, May 12, 2015
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7 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement Unions Back Scrapping Tax on High-Cost Health-Care Plans
The two national teachers' unions put muscle behind passage of the Affordable Care Act, but now support legislation to repeal a tax that stands to affect their members.
Stephen Sawchuk, May 12, 2015
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3 min read
Education Funding Illinois Pension-Law Overhaul Unconstitutional, State's Supreme Court Rules
On Friday, the state's top court unanimously ruled that the law violated the provision of the state's constitution related specifically to pensions.
Andrew Ujifusa, May 8, 2015
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2 min read
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