Gov. Sam Brownback says his education funding plan will end lawsuits over how Kansas finances its public schools, but some educators and legislators doubt it.

Skeptics question how the plan would promise modest increases in state aid to dozens of rural districts with fewer than 500 students while providing no additional dollars to the state’s largest districts. They think it locks in inadequate funding.

The Republican governor expressed confidence during a recent interview with The Associated Press that if the Legislature approves his proposal, the state will prevail in lawsuits, including one pending in Shawnee County District Court.

But John Robb, a Newton attorney involved in the Shawnee County lawsuit, called Brownback’s plan “mystifying,” suggesting it will put the state in a worse position legally.