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What Kansas School Leaders Think Of A New School Funding Formula

KCUR | By Sam Zeff,
Matt Hodapp
Published April 1, 2017 at 5:59 PM CDT
Matt Hodapp
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KCUR 89.3
From left to right: David Smith, David Howard and Sam Zeff

David Howard, Superintendent of the Basehor-Linwood school district, and David Smith, Chief of Public Affairs for Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, react to a school funding formula that has been proposed in the Kansas Legislature.   

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Guests:
  • David Howard, Superintendent, Basehor-Linwood School District
  • David Smith, Chief of Public Affairs, Kansas City Kansas Public Schools
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Government PodcastStatehouse Blend KansasKansas LegislatureKansas City Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS)school funding
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