Maintaining small classrooms is a top priority in Wichita classrooms, but it's getting harder as more and more money is taken away.

"Right now we are trying not to affect that, but if we can't hire the teachers we need, it will,l so we'll have to monitor that over the summer," said Wichita School Board president Lynn Rogers.

Wichita schools have already cut $13 million in support staff
and in other areas that don't directly affect the classroom. The board will now cut deeper into its list, taking away classroom supplements, supplies, drivers education equipment and one drivers ed teacher.

"We face the most challenging economic times since the 1930's, " said Governor Mark Parkinson during a Thursday news conference in Topeka.

He said he's trying to fill a $160 million shortfall. With the announcement he's delaying road maintenance programs, cutting from the Health Care Stabilization fund and the Department of Health and Environment. But arguably the most painful cuts come in the 2 % taken away from K-12 education.

Rogers says he isn't holding his breath... Not sure if there won't be more cuts to come.