A-F Grading

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
Give kids a fighting chance with choice, transparency, and accountability 0
- Education
- June 27, 2022
The Kansas Association of School Board’s June 14 report on the Governor’s Education Council tells you everything you need to know about the future of K-12 education, and it’s not pretty. The Education Council measures success in dollars, not improving academic achievement. Governor Kelly appointed two retired school superintendents from Kansas City and Dodge CityREAD MORE
5 things you need to know about K-12 education 0
- Education, Education Research
- February 22, 2021
Educational opportunities in Kansas can be amongst the best in the nation if we focus on students, learn from the example of states like Florida, and move past the partial truths and talking points of “supporting public schools.” Since much of what has been written about K-12 education is either misleading or simply not true, KansasREAD MORE

Building-level spending disproves ‘spending drives achievement’ theory 0
- Education
- January 26, 2020
Of the five high schools in USD 500 Kansas City, the one that spends the least amount per-pupil has the highest scores on the state assessment test. Each school has high levels of economically challenged students, but one school earns a ‘B’ for its state assessment results and the other four get an ‘F.’ Spending
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A-F Grading Comes to Kansas 0
- Education, Education Research
- May 17, 2018
It’s been too hard, for too long for parents to understand exactly how their child’s school is performing. Every state has a “Report Card” system that provides information on student performance, demographics, attendance rates and other related data regarding public schools. Most state systems, including Kansas, use ‘fuzzy’ labels like ‘approaching standard’ or ‘Level 1’
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