Kansas educators, task force members wrangle over data as school funding hangs in the balance

Kansas educators, task force members wrangle over data as school funding hangs in the balance

Jim Porter of the Kansas State Board of Education evaluates pages of data at an Education Funding Task Force meeting on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Baya Burgess/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — A Lawrence second grade teacher said educators in the beginning their careers would suffer if the state cut paraprofessionals, a move suggested by a presenter to the task force working on Kansas’ next school finance formula. After the meeting last week, Lori Greenfi…