Dave Trabert, Author at Kansas Policy Institute

School cash reserves set new record at $2.3 billion 0
- Education
- September 14, 2020
In yet another affront to students and taxpayers, school districts increased cash reserves by $107 million last year, setting a new record of $2.3 billion. The largest portion, operating cash reserves, increased from $942 million to $998 million. Cash set aside for debt payments went from $605 million to $649 million, capital outlay reserves increasedREAD MORE
KC Star pushes faux ‘science’ to defend Democratic governor 0
- Tax & Spending
- August 14, 2020
It’s no secret that the Kansas City Star editorial and news pages promote liberal policies and the candidates who espouse them while attacking conservative candidates and policy. But their editorial pushing a false scientific ‘experiment’ on the efficacy of mask mandates in defense of Democrat Governor Laura Kelly’s administration is a new low. To be
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KSDE awards $30 million to KU to perpetuate low achievement 0
- Education
- August 5, 2020
The Kansas Department of Education recently gave KU a 5-year, $30 million contract to help KSDE perpetuate abysmally low student achievement in Kansas. OK, that’s not exactly the way the deal is described in the University of Kansas press release, but it’s an honest reflection of history and another example of students getting the short
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Kelly’s K-12 budget plan favors government over taxpayers 0
- Education
- June 26, 2020
When Governor Kelly signed the school funding bill in 2019, she knew it would create large budget deficits within two years. One highly placed source asked her what she would do if the state ran short of money, and she replied, “Well if we can’t afford it, I’ll just tell the court we can’t afford
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