As mentioned here on Forward Kansas over the past week, here and here, because of revised revenue projections, it is more than likely that our public schools are going to take yet another hit in their ability to provide a quality education for our children.
Kansas is currently looking at a $460 million shortfall to the previously balanced 2010 budget. As responsible adults (and voters) we need to realize that if we continue to push the budget problems on our kids, the worse off we are going to be going forward.
Governor Mark Parkinson is planning on announcing his plan within the next few days to balance the budget before the new legislative session begins in January. I wanted to take a moment with this post to ask those of you who truly care about our children’s future to contact the Governor’s office and express that we can’t put this burden on their shoulders anymore. There are other ways to make up the deficit, ways that don’t end up punishing our kids.
If you feel as I do, here is the contact information for Governor Parkinson’s office:
Office of the Governor
Capitol, 300 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 212S
Topeka, KS 66612-1590
Voice – 877-KSWORKS (877-579-6757)
Local – 785-296-3232
For the Hearing Impaired – 800-766-3777
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