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