TOPEKA (August 26, 2016 ) – Kansas schools are among the best in the country, according to a new study, but there are signs that ranking could soon fall.

An education report card, released Friday by the Kansas Association of School Boards, touts the state’s educational value, but highlights data that shows other states outpacing Kansas.

The worry is that this downward slide, according to the report, is happening at a time when school funding in other states is growing faster than Kansas. The report card, which KASB said is based on federal data from 2008 to 2014, shows how Kansas stacks up aga...