Dave Trabert, Author at Kansas Policy Institute

Five things to know about money-follow-the-child programs 0
- Featured
- April 12, 2021
Money-follow-the-child programs tax credit scholarships for low-income kids and education savings accounts for students below grade level – have generated a lot of good questions. There is also a fair amount of misinformation going around. We provide explanations below for five of the most frequently raised issues, but please let us know if you have
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Gov. Kelly signs property tax transparency bill 0
- Tax & Spending
- March 31, 2021
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on Friday signed SB 13 into law, providing property tax transparency that goes into effect this year. Kelly vetoed a similar bill last year but the overwhelming majority votes in the House and Senate may have been a factor in her decision to sign the bill and avoid a veto override.
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No, KSBOE, Kansas doesn’t ‘lead the world’ in education 0
- Education
- March 3, 2021
A recent mailer distributed by the Kansas Board of Education and the Department of Education (KSBOE)implied that Kansas “leads the world” in the success of every student. But that’s not true. According to the National Assessment of Education (NAEP), Kansas doesn’t even lead the region or the nation, let alone the world. Kansas is belowREAD MORE
COVID pandemic creates opportunities for tax relief 0
- Tax & Spending
- February 28, 2021
As state and local officials work through budget-related COVID pandemic challenges, they should pay heed to Benjamin Franklin’s counsel – “out of adversity comes opportunity.” In this case, the opportunity is finding more efficient uses for taxpayer dollars and then providing permanent state and local tax relief. The amount that states and local entities tax
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