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Schedule a School Funding Presentation!

KNEA has a great 30 minute presentation designed to help members and the community understand that k-12 schools are an investment in the economy. Business improves, salaries increase, and kids do better! Contact us to schedule a presentation, including the connection between taxes, education spending, and our economy. Contact blake.west@knea.org for a presentation.

From KNEA Issues...

Explore the economic importance of investing in k-12 education with these articles focused on Kansas policies:

• Rhetoric vs. Reality (Part I): Where's the Money for Quality Public Schools? (PDF, 2 pages )
• Rhetoric vs. Reality (Part II): What Grows the Economy -- Tax Cuts or Education Spending? (PDF, 5 pages )
• Rhetoric vs. Reality (Part III): Funding Great Schools for Every Child -- How Much Does It Take? (PDF, 5 pages ) 
• Rhetoric versus Reality (Epilogue): Funding Great Schools for Every Child – Legislators have the resources. Will they do it? (PDF, 4 pages )

Reports and Economics Research Studies...

Get background research from leading economists to understand the truth about taxes, education spending, and the economy:

• Research summary & analysis #1: Economists at the Levy Economics Institute and California State University (Thomas L. Hungerford & Robert W. Wassmer) (PDF, 58 pages ) 
• Study #2: Richard G. Sims, former Director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, (PDF, 30 pages ) 
• Study #3: Todd Behr, Constantinos, Christofides, and Pattabiraman Neelakantan (East Stroudsburg University) (PDF, 37 pages ) 

KNEA Legislative Contacts

Blake West, President
Mark Desetti, Director, Legislative and Political Advocacy
Terry Forsyth, Director, Political Action

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