Education Research Archives - Kansas Policy Institute

Kids benefit from choice in other states, while Kansas resists efforts to help students 0
- Education Research
- May 5, 2021
While Indiana is busy expanding school choice eligibility from 37,000 to 48,000 students, Kansas is resisting even slight changes to existing school choice programs. What’s more, a Wall Street Journal editorial last week congratulated Indiana “for its leadership in establishing one of America’s most ambitious school voucher programs,” after the legislature expanded its primary schoolREAD MORE
2021 Public Education Factbook 0
- Education Research
- April 19, 2021
Aside from ACT scores, all data in this Fact Book 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 2019-20 academic year. Additional information (including annual historical data) for
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Rigorous teacher prep programs and state licensing requirements do not translate into higher student achievement.0
- Education, Education Research
- March 28, 2021
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has a new publication that analyzes the strength of both teacher prep programs and teacher licensure requirements for all the states (plus D.C.). The report asserts: States’ regulation of teacher preparation programs establishes essential parameters, guiding teacher prep programs to provide the skills and knowledge public school teachers
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2021 Legislator Briefing Book 0
- Education Research, Tax & Spending Research
- January 14, 2021
The 2021 version of our Legislator Briefing Book is a quick-reference guide that provides background and perspective on state spending, taxes, education, and general economic conditions. The charts and tables in each section are updated periodically and are available for download in our Tax and Spending media library and the Education media library. KPI 2021READ MORE
State’s competency-based education plan doomed to be a non-starter 0
- Education, Education Research
- August 24, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, KSDE has developed a 1,190-page document (yes, 1,190 pages!) –Navigating Change: KANSAS’ GUIDE TO LEARNING AND SCHOOL SAFETY OPERATIONS – to assist school districts in reopening this fall. The “guidance document” features a competency-based approach that schools may choose to adopt. From the discussions among those involved one would
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2020 K-12 Fact Book 0
- Education Research
- April 22, 2020
Aside from ACT scores, all data in this Fact Book 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 2018-2019 academic year. Additional information (including annual historical data) forREAD MORE