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Get ready for a state assessment “October surprise”
October 7, 2024
Four years running: superintendents won’t allow board members to conduct needs assessments as required in state law
September 20, 2024
A potential $1.5 billion at-risk program just got closer
September 17, 2024
School choice – “If you build it, he will come”
August 27, 2024
Want more school choice? Change the Kansas charter school law
August 11, 2024
Kansas lawmakers should focus on an ESA program, Chiefs and Royals will be fine
July 6, 2024
Enrollment decline + more staff = budget deficits
June 24, 2024
Is the Legislature ready for a $1.5 billion at-risk program?
June 24, 2024
There’s still time to change the state’s at-risk program
June 1, 2024
School choice initiatives flourish across the country, flounder in Kansas (pt 2)
May 13, 2024
USD 416 audit report is further evidence the public school system ignores state laws
May 6, 2024
No, Virginia, collective bargaining isn’t related to better student outcomes
May 1, 2024
School choice initiatives flourish across the country, flounder in Kansas (pt 1)
April 28, 2024
KPI presents 2023 edition of the A-F grading for Kansas public and private schools
April 19, 2024
2023 state assessments – private schools once again outperform public schools
March 29, 2024
Kansas School Board Resource Center welcomes new talent
January 8, 2024
School spending sets new record $17,650 per student
December 14, 2023
Kansas in bottom half of country for education freedom
December 4, 2023
K-12 operating cash reserves hit $1.25 billion
November 30, 2023
LPA audit provides more evidence that student achievement cannot be bought
October 27, 2023
Race-based and income-based achievement gaps widen in Kansas since 2015
October 23, 2023
Commissioner Watson spins low test scores
October 17, 2023
KASB celebrates low achievement
September 19, 2023
New data: Kansas is #9 in spending, #42 ‘bang for the education buck’
August 28, 2023
Latest audit report excoriates state at-risk program at all levels: “little appears to have changed”
August 23, 2023
KASB pushes modern-day Emperor’s New Clothes deception
August 21, 2023
Oklahoma school choice program a slightly different approach
August 17, 2023
Oklahoma passes universal tax credit scholarship program
August 2, 2023
School districts transferred $71 million too much to special education in 2022
July 31, 2023
NAEP scores, SCOTUS decision highlight need for expanded school choice
July 11, 2023
KPI presents 2022 edition of the A-F grading for Kansas public and private schools
July 3, 2023
KPI presents the 2023 Public Education Fact Book
May 31, 2023
State board’s adoption of goals and outcomes is a real head-scratcher
May 15, 2023
How many administrators are needed to run a school district?
May 8, 2023
Don’t expect bureaucracy to allow “science of reading” approach to make a difference
April 28, 2023
SBOE/KSDE and Kansas Supreme Court see student success much differently
April 20, 2023
Educrats fear the coming of ESAs, educational freedom
March 1, 2023
Vote to close KCMO charter school exposes the unlevel accountability playing field
February 21, 2023
Flawed formula overfunded special education by at least $323 million the last five years
February 13, 2023
Niche.com rankings deceive parents on the quality of education
February 6, 2023
Iowa and Utah expand school choice, pass universal ESA laws
February 5, 2023
Low-income students in private schools again outperform public school counterparts
January 27, 2023
KS school districts allocate a record-low share of spending to instruction
January 22, 2023
KSDE: School spending to exceed $17,000 per student this year
January 20, 2023
Research shows Kansas students left behind despite huge spending increases
January 18, 2023
Public School Funding in Kansas Since 2003: Students left behind despite large, inflation-adjusted spending increases
January 11, 2023
More school districts disregard the building needs assessment law
December 22, 2022
December 4, 2022
Survey shows Kansas parents satisfied with school choice program
November 20, 2022
Myths and truths about tax credit scholarship programs
November 17, 2022
Kansas is #3 in state aid, #38 in ‘bang for the education buck’
November 9, 2022
Note to KSDE and SBOE: “Knowledge is Good”
November 7, 2022
Five things to know about K-12 education in Kansas
November 3, 2022
KASB shows fundamental ignorance of school choice options
October 30, 2022
Proficiency plummets to historic lows on 2022 NAEP in Kansas
October 24, 2022
FAQs about ESAs
October 16, 2022
Disappointing, but not surprising, low scores on the 2022 state assessment
October 12, 2022
School accountability a key component in student success
October 9, 2022
Curriculum transparency: parents’ right to know what’s being taught, and how
October 2, 2022
School districts (again) disregard building needs assessment law
September 19, 2022
Early 2022 NAEP results show biggest learning loss in 50 years
September 19, 2022
School choice Q & A
September 12, 2022
Blue Valley school board isn’t allocating enough money for academic needs
August 31, 2022
Better “messaging” will not improve student achievement
August 28, 2022
KASB report that ranks Kansas 10th in nation an exercise in data manipulation
August 15, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court hands another win to private school choice
August 7, 2022
Regardless of process, achievement gaps and lower state assessment scores persist
August 1, 2022
Confusion, frustration and ignorance reign regarding state assessment cut scores at SBOE meeting
July 25, 2022
Teacher quality report gives low grades to Kansas teacher prep programs
July 10, 2022
Give kids a fighting chance with choice, transparency, and accountability
June 27, 2022
Kansas #11 in COL-adjusted spending per student for 2020
June 9, 2022
KASB report is a misunderstanding of state assessment data
May 29, 2022
Open enrollment law hardly destroys “representative government”
May 22, 2022
Inflation-adjusted school funding +52%, teacher pay down 9%
May 12, 2022
Special Education costs are 100% reimbursed, counting all the money
May 9, 2022
More evidence of structural segregation in Kansas public schools
May 7, 2022
Schools claim special education is underfunded but have $200 million left over
April 27, 2022
Governor’s Commission on Racial Equality – a missed opportunity to address real education issues
April 15, 2022
KPI presents the 2021 A-F Grading of Kansas public and private schools
April 5, 2022
State assessments results show falling scores, low rates of proficiency
March 21, 2022
A focus on leadership at the center of Fort Leavenworth student achievement
March 11, 2022
Lawrence district can’t blame legislators for budget deficit
February 17, 2022
Private schools continue to outperform public schools on state assessments
February 4, 2022
School budgets average $16,686 per pupil this year
January 30, 2022
With $1 billion in reserve, schools don’t need a $200 million gift
January 17, 2022
Learning recovery grants should be expanded into full-fledged expansion of education choice
January 16, 2022
School districts (again) rake in millions for non-existent students
January 2, 2022
In Memoriam: Ethelmae Humphreys, Lioness for Liberty
December 30, 2021
KSDE deceives legislators about student achievement
December 9, 2021
National study’s evidence of structural segregation in public education also true in Kansas
November 28, 2021
Lower state assessment results more than just a function of COVID
October 31, 2021
State board chairman needs refresher course in education funding, board responsibilities
October 25, 2021
Blue Valley high schools top Niche state rankings
October 15, 2021
Kansans Can – hardly an “ambitious overhaul of Kansas schools”
September 29, 2021
KSDE’s Kansans Can awards are mostly participation ribbons
September 14, 2021
2021 school payroll: 941 employees in 31 districts paid over $100k
September 11, 2021
KSDE ‘success’ tour ignores districts’ academic failures
September 7, 2021
Kansas Title I program has not improved low-income student achievement
August 22, 2021
Proposed increased federal education spending won’t help kids
August 15, 2021
State Board of Education pulls a ‘Sgt. Schultz’ on critical race theory
July 26, 2021
NEA pledges $127K to promote critical race theory
July 16, 2021
Schools should educate, not indoctrinate with critical race theory
July 13, 2021
Parental choice answers controversies in public education
July 5, 2021
Don’t expect federal COVID money to improve student performance
June 21, 2021
School officials use paltering to deceive parents on student achievement
June 17, 2021
Lack of new achievement data makes COVID impact difficult to analyze
June 14, 2021
Kansas is #38 in bang for the educational buck
June 2, 2021
Education establishment prepping for post-COVID cash grab
May 24, 2021
School boards ignore income and racial educational discrimination
May 20, 2021
Kansas, just say no to feds push to teach critical race theory
May 16, 2021
Choice benefits kids in Florida, Indiana, and Arizona while Kansas resists
May 7, 2021
2021 Education FactBook provides annual look at spending and achievement
April 19, 2021
Five things to know about money-follow-the-child programs
April 12, 2021
Rigorous teacher prep programs and state licensing requirements do not translate into higher student achievement.
March 28, 2021
The time is now to overhaul the K-12 at-risk program
March 15, 2021
No, KSBOE, Kansas doesn’t ‘lead the world’ in education
March 3, 2021
The Fiscal Effects of the Kansas Tax Credit for Low Income Students
March 1, 2021
5 things you need to know about K-12 education
February 22, 2021
Educational opportunity opponents ignore students’ needs
February 12, 2021
Kansas kids need money-follow-the-child programs
February 8, 2021
A reminder that low-income students perform better in private schools
January 27, 2021
Governor’s Commission on Racial Equality and Justice should next turn focus to education
January 24, 2021
School district hiring underscores need for money-follow-the-child programs
January 5, 2021
Students need meaningful school choice, not federal theater
December 29, 2020
Despite promises, the Biden presidency will have little effect on K-12 education
December 18, 2020
Kansas should forge ahead with state assessments
December 11, 2020
It’s time to change the rules on the Kansas charter school law
November 20, 2020
Barely half of $7 billion school funding is spent on Instruction
November 6, 2020
Student weightings add over $1.4 billion in education expenditures
November 4, 2020
KSDE: per-pupil funding estimated at $16,216 this year
October 30, 2020
Education finance formula provides hundreds of millions for non-existent students
October 15, 2020
COVID-related reduction in student enrollment will not impact school financing
September 28, 2020
Education is still (for now) not a fundamental right under the U.S. Constitution
September 17, 2020
School cash reserves set new record at $2.3 billion
September 14, 2020
Public education a recession-proof industry
August 30, 2020
State’s competency-based education plan doomed to be a non-starter
August 24, 2020
Who’s really in charge of how schools will reopen?
August 6, 2020
KSDE awards $30 million to KU to perpetuate low achievement
August 5, 2020
What the Espinoza decision means for school choice in Kansas
July 24, 2020
Kelly’s order to delay school opening is unwarranted
July 18, 2020
Kelly’s K-12 budget plan favors government over taxpayers
June 26, 2020
It is time to change the narrative on public education spending
June 23, 2020
Candidate briefings offer information for politicians & citizens
June 22, 2020
School reopening plans a reminder that K-12 education in Kansas is building based
June 9, 2020
Better teacher prep programs, not math coaches, is the answer to low math achievement
May 28, 2020
Kansas #6 in state aid but #36 in achievement productivity
May 27, 2020
Looking ahead to the next school year
May 17, 2020
School budgets: savings opportunities abound
May 11, 2020
Education shouldn’t be exempt from COVID budget cuts
May 5, 2020
2020 Education FactBook provides 20/20 look at spending and achievement
April 24, 2020
National education groups use COVID for federal cash grab
April 19, 2020
An open letter to parents as teachers
March 29, 2020
A closer look at per-pupil spending and student achievement lowers Kansas rank
March 9, 2020
University spending largely to blame for tuition hikes
February 24, 2020
KPI releases A-F Grading for Kansas schools
February 17, 2020
Low-income students in private schools shine
February 3, 2020
Building-level spending disproves ‘spending drives achievement’ theory
January 26, 2020
Audit shows targeted funding misses at-risk students
December 15, 2019
School debt sets new records in Kansas
December 2, 2019
NAEP scores leave Kansas Association of School Boards making excuses
November 25, 2019
NAEP scores – double trouble for Kansas students
November 16, 2019
The Broken Record Syndrome: More money to education and flat state assessment scores
November 4, 2019
Feds award Blue Ribbons to six Kansas schools – McCarthy Elementary in Hays stands apart
October 20, 2019
K-12 Instruction spending allocation hits new low
October 10, 2019
2019 school payroll: 679 employees in 29 districts paid over $100,000
October 4, 2019
KC Star article misses mark on “teacher shortage”
September 29, 2019
With no accountability, spending increases won’t help students
September 26, 2019
KSDE: school funding will be $15,105 per pupil this year
September 18, 2019
New report provides more evidence that Kansas education is not Top 10
September 16, 2019
With no accountability, Gannon plaintiffs prioritize non-Instruction hiring
August 12, 2019
College remediation rates improving, but still too high
August 2, 2019
Record-setting levels of Freedom in Kansas Legislature
July 29, 2019
KASB misleads again in pursuit of more school funding
July 19, 2019
KASB falsely ranks Kansas 9th best education achievement in the country
July 19, 2019
School funding decision doesn’t end litigation
June 17, 2019
Claim that more Gannon money will be used to hire 5,400 teachers doesn’t stand up to scrutiny
June 12, 2019
Gannon VII oral arguments focus on inflation, constitutionality of Montoy
May 30, 2019
KS has 15th highest state aid per-student, moving toward top ten
May 30, 2019
2019 Education FactBook gives perspective on spending and achievement
May 28, 2019
Sumner Academy’s student-focused approach leads to high success
May 19, 2019
Summit Learning – grasping resistance from the jaws of opportunity
May 3, 2019
State school funding per-pupil ranked #16 in U.S.
April 22, 2019
Busting the Kansas PTA MythBusters
March 26, 2019
2018 A-F Grading of Kansas Schools Released
March 18, 2019
Is more money helping Kansas students?
March 7, 2019
Once again low-income students do better in Kansas private schools
February 15, 2019
Different look at state assessment results provides same conclusion
January 19, 2019
Cato study disputes claims of Kansas education efficiency
December 31, 2018
Latest Governor’s Education Council will do nothing to help prepare Kansas students and boost the state’s economy
December 20, 2018
State assessment scores drop again despite infusion of court-ordered money
December 6, 2018
What’s the true state of education in Kansas?
November 28, 2018
Kansas educational system earns an F in parental access to impact educational opportunities
November 18, 2018
Per-Pupil funding tops $14,000 in Kansas
November 9, 2018
ACT results for class of 2018: lower overall scores and curriculum-based achievement gaps
November 5, 2018
Schools misinterpret ‘efficiency’ in WestEd study
November 1, 2018
KC Star made false accusations about school funding
October 26, 2018
Tallman Report’s pretzel logic justifies high education spending
October 25, 2018
Considering a constitutional amendment on school funding
October 15, 2018
Barely half of 2018 school spending went to instruction
October 15, 2018
Hey, state board, where are the state assessment results?
October 4, 2018
Make school spending more efficient and effective
October 1, 2018
State’s passive approach to “best practices” won’t improve outcomes of at-risk students
September 30, 2018
Improving Low Student Achievement Levels
September 24, 2018
School funding sets new record at $13,620 per-pupil
September 21, 2018
School cash reserves set new record at $952 million
September 18, 2018
Tallman report wrongly compares school superintendents to “other” Kansas CEOs
September 15, 2018
KPI publishes 2018 Voter Issue Guide
September 10, 2018
Universities use tuition to pad bank balances
September 4, 2018
Kansas is Top Ten in the wrong education categories
August 24, 2018
Payroll jumps in Shawnee Mission but not for teachers
August 22, 2018
KASB’s data manipulation avoids truth about spending, inflation and student outcomes
August 19, 2018
LeBron’s “I Promise” school – a model Kansas should emulate
August 19, 2018
USD 500 Kansas City shortchanges teachers (again)
August 16, 2018
Educators mislead Civil Rights Commission
August 10, 2018
Kansas school boards skimp on teacher pay
August 8, 2018
About that Tallman Education Report…just one more thing
August 3, 2018
Olathe school administrators’ big pay hike won’t help students
July 26, 2018
Gannon VI demand for school funding is off base
July 23, 2018
Courts, many elected officials ignore purpose of school funding
July 23, 2018
Janus-faced public-sector unions Janus-cased by US Supreme Court
July 16, 2018
Gannon VI, Die Hard and All That Jazz
July 11, 2018
Kansas Voters Want their Representatives Allocating Education Spending Levels – Not Courts.
June 29, 2018
Consequences, not spending, drive changes in student achievement
June 22, 2018
An alternate look at spending and achievement disputes relationship determined by Supreme Court
June 13, 2018
KPI presents scholarly review critical of WestEd education cost study
May 29, 2018
A-F Grading Comes to Kansas
May 17, 2018
Disconnected players lead to education funding mess
April 26, 2018
Student-focused Florida trounces $-focused Kansas
April 18, 2018
2017 NAEP – small gain but long way to go
April 16, 2018
Kansas school funding study cuts rural schools
April 4, 2018
State’s charter school law once again earns an “F”
April 2, 2018
What’s in the House school funding plan?
March 31, 2018
School funding is adequate for 92% graduation rate
March 26, 2018
School lobby pushes money correlation myth
March 24, 2018
KNEA deceives teachers on school efficiency
March 20, 2018
WestEd cost study has media pushing huge tax hikes
March 17, 2018
Review of Kansas education cost studies a reminder of the absurdity of it all
March 12, 2018
How money is spent, not how much, is key in K-12 spending, Hanushek tells Kansans
March 1, 2018
KASB School Funding Statement Misses Important Perspective
February 14, 2018
School District Debt Exceeds $6 Billion
February 9, 2018
Nationwide report card shows Kansas continues to perform below national average
February 7, 2018
Low income students are doing better in KS private schools – School Choice Week
January 22, 2018
Court: Legislature Should Resist Separation of Powers Violation
January 12, 2018
2018 State of the State Fails Students
January 10, 2018
Will $17K Per-Pupil Make Achievement Acceptable?
January 8, 2018
Student Achievement Key to Future of Kansas, Not Money
January 2, 2018
School choice, good news in tax credit expansion
December 18, 2017
District Staffing Decisions Reduce Teacher Pay by $13,700
December 10, 2017
Kansans Reject Supreme Court School Control
December 4, 2017
Kansans Want Schools Held Accountable
December 4, 2017
School Cash Reserves Nearly Triple State Budget Requirement
November 27, 2017
Court’s Gannon Ruling Won’t Help Kids
November 16, 2017
Kansas School Spending Hits $13,647 Per Pupil For 2018
November 8, 2017
Kansas School Funding Set New Records in 2017
November 6, 2017
School Districts Plan Large Spending Increases
October 30, 2017
A Student-Focused Response to the Kansas Supreme Court
October 26, 2017
School District Cash Reserves at Record Highs
October 21, 2017
College and Career Readiness Remains Persistently Low
October 20, 2017
PBS Ruckus: KPI President Dave Trabert Proposes Student-focused Response to Supreme Court Ruling on School Funding.
October 16, 2017
Audio: Dave Trabert on Kansas Supreme Court Gannon Ruling
October 13, 2017
Latest Stanford study shows NYC charter students outperform traditional public school students – and at a lower cost
October 9, 2017
School Funding Ruling May Cause Devastating Tax Hikes
October 5, 2017
Chameleon court decides it really is all about the Benjamins (for now)
October 4, 2017
School Lawsuits: Over $7 Million Diverted from Classrooms to Lawyers
September 26, 2017
New education funding targeted toward teacher compensation, not student outcomes
September 22, 2017
Blue Valley School District Distorts Spending Facts
September 21, 2017
Disdain for Freedom Shown As Media Attacks Think Tank
September 14, 2017
Kansas composite and college ready ACT scores drop in 2017
September 13, 2017
A reminder of workplace freedom – National Employee Freedom Week
August 25, 2017
School administrators in Kansas got large pay hikes last year
August 22, 2017
Pay Hikes at Johnson County Community College
August 16, 2017
Kansas City School District Boosts Pay but Not for Teachers
August 15, 2017
“The Wrong Stuff”- new school redesign project should be “deep spaced”
August 11, 2017
KCKCC Pay Jumps 11 Percent
August 9, 2017
Taxpayer Choice: Grow Government or Help Kids
July 26, 2017
Good News in Kansas City Star
July 26, 2017
Defending the indefensible – Supreme Court holds oral arguments on new education funding bill
July 21, 2017
Schools Defend Massive Income Tax Hike
July 12, 2017
Kansas Schools Petulantly Demand $972 Million More
July 2, 2017
Kansas Ranked 6th for State School Funding
June 25, 2017
School Cash Reserves Hit $203 Billion
June 23, 2017
Media Ignores Facts, Excuses University Tuition Hikes
June 20, 2017
The new school funding formula (SB 19) ensures another lawsuit
June 15, 2017
New school finance law will do nothing to improve outcomes of at-risk students
June 12, 2017
$1.6 Billion Pension Payouts; Over 2,000 KPERS ‘Millionaires’
June 10, 2017
New School Funding Formula is Bad for Students and Citizens
June 9, 2017
Education funding bill overspends, fails to hold schools accountable
June 8, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court decision could reduce the Blaine amendment effect
June 5, 2017
$11 Billion School Debt Exceeds State Debt
June 5, 2017
79 Districts Lost Students, Added Staff
June 4, 2017
Dedicating Income Tax to Schools is Just Pandering; There’s Also a Downside
June 4, 2017
School Debt Sets New Record at $5.56 Billion
June 3, 2017
Freedom Index: Political Division is Citizens vs. Government, Not Party Lines
June 2, 2017
Student Outcomes Not Improving Despite Huge increases in Education Spending
May 24, 2017
Math error could cost taxpayers $83 million per year
May 23, 2017
KASB massages data, distorts with school choice “research”
May 12, 2017
Again and again, in Kansas public education it’s protecting the institutions first, students second
May 11, 2017
Giant education establishment relentless in effort to quash tax credit scholarship program
April 28, 2017
New Study Shows At-risk Charter School Students Outperform Those in Exclusive Schools
April 26, 2017
Legislature may need course correction on K-12 education funding bill
April 11, 2017
KASB Funding Proposal Ignores Legal Test of Adequacy
April 7, 2017
Mike O’Neal speaks out on the Gannon decision
April 6, 2017
When it comes to education spending accountability “the times, they are a-changin”
March 20, 2017
False claims on Kansas school funding
March 9, 2017
New school funding formula required by Court
March 6, 2017
Good news! No big news from Supreme Court Gannon decision
March 6, 2017
Walton Rural Life Center – Exhibit A that Kansas has no real charter schools
March 3, 2017
It’s baaaaack! Teacher due process poised to be wrested from local control
February 27, 2017
Private Schools Better for Low Income Students
February 25, 2017
At-risk overhaul needed in education finance law
February 20, 2017
New school funding formula would cost $965 million
February 16, 2017
Kansans want school funding formula to hold districts accountable
February 13, 2017
Innovative schools doing nothing all districts couldn’t do with no evidence of increased student achievement
January 23, 2017
State of the State puts students, citizens first
January 12, 2017
Student achievement crisis continues
January 12, 2017
School funding formula must start from scratch
January 4, 2017
KC Star scores media bias trifecta
January 3, 2017
What Trump’s Education Secretary could mean for Kansas school choice
December 14, 2016
Market-based solutions – the best approach to an overstated teacher shortage
December 12, 2016
Education spending and KASB’s government entitlement mentality: Part 4
December 2, 2016
Public education funding and a government entitlement mentality – Part 3
December 1, 2016
Media’s hypocritical tizzy over fake news
November 29, 2016
Government’s Entitlement Mentality – Part 2
November 29, 2016
Government’s entitlement mentality – Part 1
November 28, 2016
Highland Park students’ Florida trip is a reminder of the need for school choice
November 14, 2016
Oral arguments in Gannon – a case of the misguided, misinformed and a missed opportunity
November 10, 2016
Non-KPERS funding sets another per-pupil record in 2015-16
November 7, 2016
Per-pupil funding still exceeds $13K, 2016-17 estimated to be another record year
October 19, 2016
Kansas Supreme Court hears arguments regarding K-12 funding adequacy pursuant to Gannon case
October 18, 2016
School operating cash reserves set new record at $911 million
October 17, 2016
Kansas Action for Children “report” wrongly blames Kansas tax changes for stratospheric higher ed costs
October 11, 2016
Expenses Up, Enrollment Down, and a Highly-Paid Staff at Kansas City Kansas Community College
September 29, 2016
More court-ordered money to schools wouldn’t make them any more accountable
September 28, 2016
KMBC-TV perpetuates false school funding claim
September 26, 2016
Supreme Court Should Dismiss Gannon for Lack of Rose Measurement and False Spending Premise – Policy Brief
September 20, 2016
Big Pay Increases at KC Kansas Schools
September 13, 2016
KASB’s State Education Report Card – using facts to mask the truth
September 2, 2016
KASB, school lawyers ignore reality in naked money grab
September 1, 2016
More School Pay Increases: Some Big, Some Small
August 26, 2016
Media reports divided over teacher departure data
August 22, 2016
“Huge blow” of superintendent turnover is nothing more than hot air
August 19, 2016
Kansas School Pay Raises: Some Big, Some small
August 18, 2016
Proposed $900 million K-12 funding increase displays State Board’s disconnection and dysfunction
August 2, 2016
Sometimes, media is wrong without knowing it
July 22, 2016
Blue Ribbon task force on teacher supply and retention – an exercise in missed opportunities
July 22, 2016
Political indoctrination at taxpayer-funded Johnson County Community College
July 21, 2016
Students and Taxpayers Bear the Costs of Generous Pay Packages at Johnson County Community College
July 19, 2016
Public radio distorts school funding proposal, covers for Senator’s false claim
July 13, 2016
Senator Kelly misleads on school property taxes
July 13, 2016
Spending variations reveal potential for millions more to classrooms
July 13, 2016
The system is not the solution – “Kansans Can” Part 2
July 8, 2016
Local control is about citizens, not government
July 4, 2016
Innovative School Districts – good intentions, potential gone unrealized
July 1, 2016
Kansas Freedom Index Is In The Books!
July 1, 2016
Growth in Kansas education spending, debt and cash outpaces region, nation and inflation
June 30, 2016
“Kansans Can” –rearranging deck chairs in the name of reform – Part 1
June 28, 2016
State school funding ranks high in Kansas
June 22, 2016
Amend the Constitution to protect students
June 20, 2016
School districts load up on debt
June 19, 2016
Census data confirms no correlation between school spending and achievement
June 17, 2016
Rethinking Education Tomorrow
June 15, 2016
Gannon school funding litigation – a summary of decisions and KPI responses
June 13, 2016
USD 259 Wichita misleads on administration spending
June 10, 2016
Don’t let the courts close schools
June 4, 2016
Supreme Court contradicts itself, defies constitution in equity ruling
May 31, 2016
Taking a closer look at telling the feds they can keep their education dollars
May 31, 2016
Maybe it’s time Kansas tells the feds they can keep their money and not “yield to blackmail.”
May 24, 2016
University funding actually increasing; tuition hikes not necessary
May 23, 2016
Disconnect between Common Core standards and math curriculum place unnecessary burden on teachers
May 19, 2016
State school board member should practice what he preaches
May 11, 2016
Grade 12 NAEP scores – more evidence that high school seniors are not prepared for college/career
May 4, 2016
Presidential politics and public education – where the candidates stand
April 20, 2016
After further review – statements in KCEG report are overturned
April 18, 2016
2016 Public Education Factbook
April 15, 2016
Once again the Kansas Center for Economic Growth makes another pitch for more taxes and spending on education
April 8, 2016
School cash reserves up 82% over the last decade
April 6, 2016
KNEA proposes $1.88 billion school funding reduction
April 1, 2016
An Open Letter to Teachers Regarding the Proposed School Funding Law
April 1, 2016
Teacher’s Guide to Education Funding
April 1, 2016
Lessons from Europe Means Trusting Families?
March 31, 2016
Kansas Legislature introduces transformative new school funding system
March 29, 2016
Innovative School Districts – falling short of expectations
March 25, 2016
Lawrence school board member makes many false claims in angry rant
March 24, 2016
Life of the Law podcast – yet another uninformed, stilted comment on the Kansas education funding fiasco
March 22, 2016
Press Release: New Poll: Taxpayers demand efficiency in schools, oppose new taxes for schools funding
March 22, 2016
Kansans want efficiency, no new taxes for schools
March 20, 2016
Docking survey produces misleading sentiment on school funding
March 1, 2016
Student achievement crisis in Kansas
February 25, 2016
Classroom size increases despite teacher hiring outpacing student growth
February 24, 2016
Guest Post: Gannon Implications
February 15, 2016
Supreme Court ruling on equity creates challenges and opportunity
February 12, 2016
Press Release: Statement on Supreme Court School Finance Equity Ruling
February 11, 2016
Pay raises to superintendents and principals far outpace those to teachers
February 11, 2016
As the New Legislative Session Begins, the Education Establishment Crows the Same Old, Tired Tune
January 22, 2016
Nationwide Report on Education Provides Evidence that Kansas Students Perform Poorly in a Nation of Mediocre Achievement
January 18, 2016
New School Funding Formula is an Opportunity for Improvement
January 11, 2016
Reaction to Los Angeles Charter School Study Misses Bigger, Fundamental Point
January 11, 2016
Ten things about the new federal education law
December 31, 2015
Report by attorneys for Schools For Fair Funding fails in attempt to discredit KPI’s At-Risk study
December 16, 2015
Survey Finds Kansans Misled on School Spending
December 14, 2015
Low-income students stuck on hamster wheel of low proficiency
December 8, 2015
KASB says there is no causal relationship between money and outcomes, so why keep bringing it up?
December 7, 2015
KPI releases landmark at-risk education report
November 23, 2015
No correlation between spending and achievement
November 16, 2015
School districts prioritize hiring management over teachers
November 9, 2015
2015 NAEP results: Not a good report card for Kansas
November 4, 2015
School funding increased by $104 million but districts cut $14 million from Instruction
October 27, 2015
The reality of school spending and achievement
October 23, 2015
School spending, state aid set another record
October 19, 2015
At-risk funding misses target of putting students first
October 12, 2015
New School Payroll Listings on KansasOpenGov.org
September 23, 2015
The 2015 ACT results – Achievement gaps and a perspective on Kansas scores
September 21, 2015
KC Star repeats bogus claim on school funding
September 21, 2015
State BOE sets cut scores – leaving more questions than answers
September 18, 2015
KCEG abuses the truth on school funding…again.
September 17, 2015
Out with the old, in with the new – State Board of Education set to determine new state assessment cut scores
September 8, 2015
Media sugarcoats, KSDE downplays flat ACT scores
September 3, 2015
Extraordinary Needs funding is in addition to block grants
September 2, 2015
Universal pre-school is not a solution
August 28, 2015
Extraordinary needs…or wants?
August 24, 2015
Debunking the “Great Kansas Teacher Exodus” Myth
August 19, 2015
Published report reveals huge “honesty gap” in reported Kansas math and reading proficiency rates
August 11, 2015
Washington Post article sinks to new low in describing plight and flight of Kansas teachers
August 6, 2015
State-sponsored workshop reveals complexities of school district budgeting process
July 29, 2015
States’ education reforms strengthen school choice, support teachers
July 22, 2015
School funding decision ignores facts and the Supreme Court
July 9, 2015
Lyon County schools to see overall increase in state aid under block grants
June 19, 2015
USD 437 LOB election raises more questions than provides answers
June 11, 2015
USD 500 Kansas City misleads on school funding and budget claims
June 4, 2015
Forget “The new first grade” – Is kindergarten the new fifth grade?
June 4, 2015
Proposed Lawrence USD 497 budget cuts: “It just don’t add up!”
June 1, 2015
David Dorsey Talks About At-Risk Funding
May 18, 2015
USD 501 uses scare tactics to justify LOB election
May 18, 2015
The political and judicial impact of at-risk funding in Kansas – at-risk funding part 3
May 14, 2015
KSDE confirms that state aid to schools is increasing this year
May 13, 2015
State aid to Saline, Ottawa and McPherson counties to increase under block grants
April 15, 2015
Media is snowblind to school “budget cuts” and scheduling realities
April 14, 2015
State aid to Finney and Ford County schools increases under block grants
April 14, 2015
State aid to Reno and Harvey counties to increase under block grants
April 13, 2015
State aid to Shawnee, Douglas and Jefferson counties increase under block grants
April 10, 2015
State aid to Butler and Sedgwick counties to increase under block grants
April 10, 2015
Common Core and charter schools (with a nod to the national pastime)
April 8, 2015
State aid to Johnson and Wyandotte County schools increases under block grants
April 4, 2015
KCEG won’t document their false claims on education funding – again.
April 3, 2015
School employment data shows gaps in reporting and wide variations among districts
March 26, 2015
The legislature and collective bargaining bills – much ado about the unnecessary
March 25, 2015
Only in government – a 14% increase is denounced as a ‘cut’
March 25, 2015
Legislature Considers Changes to School Funding Formula
March 11, 2015
School funding still sets new record with block grant proposal
March 7, 2015
Kansas K-12 Carryover Reserves
March 2, 2015
At least $300 million in K-12 cash reserves potentially available
February 25, 2015
Are mandatory post-secondary individual plans the answer?
February 24, 2015
Resolving school district spending variances could yield hundreds of millions in savings
February 19, 2015
Better outcomes at a better price in Johnson County: USD 232 De Soto and USD 231 Gardner-Edgerton
February 16, 2015
School Choice in Kansas
February 9, 2015
School districts overstate the impact of SB 71
February 5, 2015
School funding controversy is about entitlement, not need
February 2, 2015
Kansas Court Rulings on K-12 Education
January 26, 2015
The philosophy and research supporting at-risk funding – second in a series
January 26, 2015
Judicial panel used cherry-picked data in Gannon decision
January 26, 2015
Common Core influence swings testing pendulum
January 20, 2015
It’s all about the money
January 9, 2015
At Risk School Funding 101
January 7, 2015
School districts budget large spending increases this year
January 2, 2015
Creating the Education Finance Act
January 1, 2015
Kansas school funding decision ignores facts in arriving at a political decision
December 30, 2014
Many school districts ignore state transparency law
December 19, 2014
New Survey: Kansans Remain Misinformed Regarding K-12 Finance
November 13, 2014
ACT Scores 2014 – it’s deja vu all over again
August 28, 2014
Teacher evaluations Part 1 – The first date syndrome
July 30, 2014
Common Core Standards – Sometimes even reformers get it wrong
May 20, 2014
The Teacher Salary Matrix – Caught in a Net
May 9, 2014
A teacher’s perspective on Gannon
March 10, 2014
Reaction to Kansas Supreme Court Ruling on Gannon School Finance Case
March 10, 2014
Supreme Court ruling on school finance – some very good news and a few questions
March 10, 2014
KASB misleads on personal income
November 11, 2013
Kansas School Finance Ruling: a Circus of the Absurd
January 14, 2013
If you liked No Child Left Behind, you’ll love Common Core
March 7, 2012