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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - An attorney for four Kansas school districts says the state Supreme Court needs to take "prompt action" to fix funding shortfalls.
Attorney Alan Rupe told the court on Friday that "the kids of Kansas deserve nothing less." He is requesting $54 million that he says poor schools were shortchanged last year and this year.
Earlier Friday, the state's attorney, Stephen McAllister, told the court school funding increases in 2014 were an improvement over previous years. He argued the decision to adopt block grant funding while lawmakers look for a better school funding formula shouldn't be punished.
A Shawnee County District Court panel found in June that the state's new strategy for financing 286 school districts and cuts to state aid for low-income school districts were unconstitutional.
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