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Kansas lawmakers pass funding hike, school 'choice' proposal

Education spending

Kansas legislators have approved a bipartisan measure boosting education spending while also making more students eligible for private school scholarships.

The Senate approved the measure, 35-4. The House passed it, 107-9, sending the package of dollars and policy changes to Gov. Laura Kelly. The governor signaled that she would sign the bill by publicly taking credit for it.


Legislators had to pass the bill to complete the next state budget, and it contained a 5.3% increase in aid to the state's 286 school districts, to $5.2 billion. It also expands a program that gives tax credits for donations to funds that provide private-school scholarships.