Kansas' State Board of Education will open discussions next week about pushing for more state funding for public schools.
The agenda for Tuesday's meeting includes reviewing proposals for increased state aid, more money for professional development, and for school lunch programs in the next fiscal year. One proposal would raise the state's base aid to school districts by $640 per student, almost 17 percent. The current figure for the next fiscal year is $3,852 per student.
The board will make budget recommendations to Gov. Sam Brownback later this year and lobby legislators next year. A lawsuit over education funding is currently pending at the Kansas Supreme Court.