Governor Sam Brownback has indicated that he wants to hear
from Kansans what they think about our state’s education funding,
specifically with regards to a new funding formula. While I’m skeptical that he
truly wants to hear what most Kansans seem to be saying with regards to
education funding and his tax policies, I nevertheless encourage all Kansans to
do so.
So Governor Brownback, here’s what I briefly think. First,
eliminate the reckless tax cuts you’ve made (both the business and personal
income tax cuts) so that we can begin to recover from the absolute fiscal mess
you’ve created for our state. Second, reinstate the previous public education funding
system. Third, fully fund it. That’s it in a nutshell. Now if you really want
to see the details of what I’ve previously written in regards to public education
funding, other public education issues in general, as well as aspects of our
state’s governing processes/procedures, then I would refer you to the
following:
Relative to the four Salon pieces, while I stand by their
content I would have preferred titles that weren’t quite so sensational from a
clickbait standpoint. But I didn’t have any say in the matter. Of course my
regret hinges on the governor or any of his staff actually reading these, which
I admit to being skeptical of. But don’t let my skepticism deter you from
speaking your own mind. Whether that’s in the potential town hall meetings or
public forums that may end up occurring as a result of this, or just contacting
his office via phone, email or letter, I hope he's flooded with pro-public education
responses.
