TOPEKA, Kan. – Be careful what you wish for … because you just might get it.

Leaders of Kansas’ Education Establishment are being reminded of that piece of childhood wisdom now that Republicans in the state Legislature are preparing a bill that would increase K-12 funding by $129 million for the upcoming school year – in return for the elimination of teacher tenure and a fund-raising mechanism for private school vouchers.

The Associated Press reports the $129 million is the full amount the Republican-controlled Legislature needed to send to schools in order to satisfy a recent state Supreme Court ruling that “said the gaps in funding between poor districts and wealthier ones were unconstitutional.”

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Since lawmakers were forced to write the extra big check to schools, they figured they may as well include some common sense reforms as part of the deal.

In plain language, the bill will make it easier for school leaders to remove low-performing teachers from the classroom. The AP notes that teachers will no longer be able to “have their cases heard and decided by independent hearing officers.” That means school leaders can dismiss teachers without worrying that an arbitrator will reverse their decision.

The bill will also allow corporations to provide “private-school scholarships for poor and at-risk students” in return for tax credits from the state, the AP notes.

The legislation also creates a new commission to identify potential cost-saving efficiencies for the state’s schools.

“When we learned about the price tag (from the Supreme Court ruling), we just felt it was only appropriate that we ask more of the institution,” Senate President Susan Wagle, a Republican, told the AP.

Teachers and other public school apologists are furious over the legislation, which appears well-positioned to become law.

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Democratic Sen. Tom Hawk said Republicans were “hijacking” the school funding bill with their reform agenda.

Losing tenure would make teachers at-will employees and prevent them from fighting for what they “truly believe is right” for schools, warned teacher Melissa Modig.

There may be a smidgen of truth in Modig’s concerns, but the reality is most Americans are at-will employees. There’s no compelling reason why educators should be immune from the workplace realities that the rest of us face. And even in the unlikely event that an educator gets fired for taking a principled stand against a school leader’s decision, that educator should have little trouble finding another job in another district. There’s such a demand for effective teachers that the good ones will be able to find work pretty easily.

In the meantime, there will be no more legal protections for unskilled or unmotivated teachers who are just putting in their time.

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback still needs to sign the bill before it becomes law, but the AP reports he appears in favor of the cash-for-reform deal.