Education Research

2023 A-F Grading For Kansas Schools 0
- Education Research
- May 31, 2023
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2023 Public Education Fact Book 0
- Education Research
- May 31, 2023
2023 K-12 Fact Book PDFREAD MORE
Don’t expect bureaucracy to allow “science of reading” approach to make a difference 0
- Education, Education Research
- April 28, 2023
When I began my teaching career in the early 1990s, it quickly became clear that the approach to teaching kids to read had changed dramatically since I was in elementary school. The phonics-based approach to learning to read had been swept aside by what is called the whole-language approach to learning to read. Instead of
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2023 Legislator Briefing Book 0
- Education Research, Tax & Spending Research
- April 12, 2023
The 2023 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.
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Research shows Kansas students left behind despite huge spending increases 0
- Education, Education Research
- January 18, 2023
A KPI analysis of education spending and student achievement in Kansas over the last 30 years shows that despite huge spending increases, many students have been academically left behind. The study, conducted by Dr. Ben Scafidi, a professor of economics and director of the Education Economics Center at Kennesaw State University, compared public school funding
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Public School Funding in Kansas Since 2003: Students left behind despite large, inflation-adjusted spending increases 0
- Education Research
- January 11, 2023
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