Kansas school funding meets constitutional requirements - Kansas Supreme Court

Kansas school funding meets constitutional requirements: 

The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled in Gannon v. Kansas that the state legislature's increased spending on education has met constitutional requirements for public school funding.

The Kansas City Star reports that the state "has substantially complied" with court's mandate for additional funding, but the justices also have decided to retain jurisdiction of the case, so they can make sure lawmakers follow through on promises to boost school spending.  

 The court's decision comes after a decade-long lawsuit that sought to force the legislature to add bolster funding for education.

Gov. Laura Kelly called the court’s opinion a victory for Kansas.

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“Today is a great day for Kansas and for our kids,” says Kelly, a Democrat who took office earlier this year. “Educating our kids is not just one of the best ways to address challenges facing our state, it’s also our moral and constitutional obligation. Yet for years our leaders failed to meet that obligation.”

READ THE COURT'S OPINION