Education Research

2018 Voter Issue Guide 0
- Education Research, Tax & Spending Research
- September 10, 2018
Whoever is elected governor and to the Kansas House of Representatives this fall will face some very serious issues come January. Kansas Policy Institute does not support or oppose candidates for public office, but we do provide educational information to the public about key economic and education issues facing Kansans. Our 2018 Voter Issue Guide
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2018 Public Education Factbook 0
- Education Research
- July 30, 2018
Aside from ACT scores, the data in this Fact Book all come from official government sources, including local school districts, the Kansas Department of Education (KSDE), and the U.S. Department of Education. All data are the most current available and, unless otherwise noted, span through the 2016- 2017 academic year. Additional information (including annual historical data)
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“Cost” Functions Should Not Be Used to Make Education Spending Decisions 0
- Education Research
- May 18, 2018
Executive Summary In response to the Kansas Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the Gannon V case, the Kansas Legislature recently contracted with a vendor to analyze the “cost” of educating public school students in grades K-12. Specifically, the vendor was asked to “estimate the minimum spending required to produce a given outcome within a given
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A-F Grading Comes to Kansas 0
- Education, Education Research
- May 17, 2018
It’s been too hard, for too long for parents to understand exactly how their child’s school is performing. Every state has a “Report Card” system that provides information on student performance, demographics, attendance rates and other related data regarding public schools. Most state systems, including Kansas, use ‘fuzzy’ labels like ‘approaching standard’ or ‘Level 1’
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Moving Beyond Constant Litigation: Principles for a Legislative Response to Gannon V 0
- Education Research
- December 14, 2017
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Gannon: The Fallacy of the Court’s Emerson Analysis 0
- Education Research, Research
- April 6, 2017
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