Education

Educrats fear the coming of ESAs, educational freedom 0
- Education, Uncategorized
- March 1, 2023
Apparently there is considerable internet “chatter” in response to a blog that I wrote for KPI last week. The piece was in response to a vote to close a KCMO charter school due to poor performance. The “chatter” is in regard to the line, “Ultimately, all publicly-funded schools need to be held to the same
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Vote to close KCMO charter school exposes the unlevel accountability playing field 0
- Education
- February 21, 2023
A Missouri state commission voted this month to revoke the charter of the Genesis charter school in Kansas City due to low student test scores. Representatives of the school say they expect to appeal the decision to the Missouri Department of Education in order to keep the school open. If the commission’s vote stands, the
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Flawed formula overfunded special education by at least $323 million the last five years 0
- Education
- February 13, 2023
Kansas school officials say the Legislature is falling short of its statutory obligation to fund special education, but it turns out that the formula doesn’t count all the money related to special education. If all the money is counted, the Legislature provided at least $323 million more than required over the last five years. The
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Niche.com rankings deceive parents on the quality of education 0
- Education
- February 6, 2023
Niche.com just released its list of the best school districts in Kansas, and they are about as reliable as a boat made of cheesecloth. School districts tout these rankings as a measure of the quality of education, as in having high proficiency levels in core subjects. But that clearly isn’t the case according to stateREAD MORE
Iowa and Utah expand school choice, pass universal ESA laws 0
- Education
- February 5, 2023
The last few weeks have been very good for those in favor of giving parents more options in their children’s educational experiences. First, Iowa, followed by Utah, passed laws creating educational spending accounts (ESA) that will provide state funding for students to attend private schools as well as other education-related expenses. Both states will provide
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Low-income students in private schools again outperform public school counterparts 0
- Education
- January 27, 2023
With the 2023 National School Choice Week upon us, it is the perfect time to show that once again in Kansas low-income students in private schools outperform low-income students in public schools. Data from KSDE indicates for the 2022 state assessments private school students are more college/career ready on the Kansas state assessment than those
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