"The $75-per-student budget cut proposed by Gov. Sam Brownback at the start of the 2011 legislative..."

“The $75-per-student budget cut proposed by Gov. Sam Brownback at the start of the 2011 legislative session set a tone. Republican lawmakers followed with proposals to require all school district employees to be Kansans, block automatic withdrawal from paychecks for union political activities, prohibit retired teachers from working part-time in schools and assert complete control over education financing with a constitutional amendment.”

- Dems: ‘Frontal attack’ on education | CJOnline.com