Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback announces that he is calling the legislature into a special session to address school finance issues, Wednesday, June 8, 2016 in Topeka, Kan. Gov. Sam Brownback called a special session that will begin June 23 to respond to a state Supreme Court order last month. The court rejected changes in school finance laws made earlier this year. It warned that schools will not be able to open after June 30 unless legislators make the education funding system fairer to poor districts. (Chris Neal/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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