Topeka ? After a second week without action on education funding, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and some fellow Democrats said the Republican-controlled Legislature needed to move more quickly.

House Democrats even posted a sign this week outside their offices on the Statehouse’s second floor, counting the days until the April 12 deadline set by a recent Kansas Supreme Court ruling to improve funding for public schools.

During a news conference Friday, Sebelius said: “I’m just hoping that the pace picks up a bit.”

The criticism irked House Speaker Doug Mays, R-Topeka.

A special committee on school finance plans to begin work next week on a proposal for distributing school aid more fairly. Mays said most Democrats weren’t willing to help.

“If the Democrats don’t want to help, then the Republicans will do it themselves, and we’ll do it on time, and we’ll do it without raising taxes,” he said.

Sebelius and fellow Democrats contend majority Republicans should outline a plan because they have suggested the state can satisfy the court without increasing taxes. Democrats are skeptical.

“If there is a no-tax plan, then let’s talk about it,” Sebelius said. “What is it?”

Mays said the plan was coming, but added that Democrats were focusing too much on how to finance education spending and not enough on how dollars should be distributed.