Despite claims that they will face a $100 million budget shortfall, Kansas school districts actually maintain $175.7 million in their contingency reserve funds as of the beginning of the year. Dale Dennis, Deputy Commissioner of the Kansas Department of Education, admits that the emergency dollars can actually be used to remedy budget woes, but laments that once the districts use the money, there will be none left.

Read more about the Kansas budgetary drama online at Kansas Watchdog.