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Publication Date: 2006-Apr-26
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Kentucky Budget Would Hike K-12 Spending: But Some Contend Amounts Fall Short of Meeting Needs
Hoff, David J.
Education Week, v25 n33 p30-33 Apr 2006
Kentucky schools are poised to get their biggest state spending boost in more than a decade, but educators say it won't be enough to counter a lawsuit arguing the state inadequately finances its K-12 schools. In the legisltative session that concluded earlier this month, Kentucky lawmakers passed a two-year budget with $7.9 billion for K-12 education, a 14 percent increase over the current two-year spending plan. The increase is the highest since the 30 percent jump in the biennial budget for fiscal years 1991, and 1992, according to the state budget director's office. The increases in the budget, which is awaiting Governor Ernie Fletcher's signature, would not satisfy the school districts that are suing the state. They cite estimates from school finance studies that found the state is almost $1 billion short of providing districts enough to meet the state's academic goals.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky
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