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The Monday Poll: Who’s responsible for Kansas’ public schools crisis?

Who’s responsible for the public schools crisis in Kansas?
Who’s responsible for the public schools crisis in Kansas? kmyers@kcstar.com

The funding of public schools in Kansas is — again — in the news, this time with a potentially devastating twist: Schools might not be open after June 30.

The state Supreme Court ruled in late May that the Legislature had not constitutionally funded the K-12 system.

The court said lawmakers need to have in place a legal financing plan or, the justices say, the schools effectively must be closed after the end of this month.

We’d like to get your views on the following statements. Mobile users go here. Results will be posted online on Tuesday and in print on Wednesday.

This story was originally published June 3, 2016 at 3:00 PM.

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