Stivers Says Rising Property Values Could Decrease Need for Education Funding

WKMS | By The Associated Press,

Whitney Jones

Published December 20, 2013 at 2:24 PM CST

State Senate President Robert Stivers says rising Kentucky property values could ease the demand for school funding.

The Republican says he's open to increasing the state’s share of elementary and secondary education money. Education leaders are pressing lawmakers to restore funding to pre-recession levels. The Department of Education wants $336 million from the Commonwealth for the two-year budget cycle that begins in July. Stivers says a large infusion of state money may be unnecessary property values should go up as Kentucky’s economy recovers. Local property taxes are a key funding source for schools.

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Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.

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