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KPI presents 2023 edition of the A-F grading for Kansas public and private schools
April 19, 2024
Commissioner Watson spins low test scores
October 17, 2023
KPI presents 2022 edition of the A-F grading for Kansas public and private schools
July 3, 2023
SBOE/KSDE and Kansas Supreme Court see student success much differently
April 20, 2023
Vote to close KCMO charter school exposes the unlevel accountability playing field
February 21, 2023
Better “messaging” will not improve student achievement
August 28, 2022
Regardless of process, achievement gaps and lower state assessment scores persist
August 1, 2022
KASB report is a misunderstanding of state assessment data
May 29, 2022
Lower state assessment results more than just a function of COVID
October 31, 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 Public Education Factbook
April 19, 2021
2021 Legislator Briefing Book
January 14, 2021
Candidate briefings offer information for politicians & citizens
June 22, 2020
Low-income students in private schools shine
February 3, 2020
Feds award Blue Ribbons to six Kansas schools – McCarthy Elementary in Hays stands apart
October 20, 2019
Sumner Academy’s student-focused approach leads to high success
May 19, 2019
2018 A-F Grading of Kansas Schools Released
March 18, 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
College and Career Readiness Remains Persistently Low
October 20, 2017
When it comes to education spending accountability “the times, they are a-changin”
March 20, 2017
Most Kansas legislators won’t declare their principles
January 30, 2017
Student achievement crisis continues
January 12, 2017
Spending variations reveal potential for millions more to classrooms
July 13, 2016
Disconnect between Common Core standards and math curriculum place unnecessary burden on teachers
May 19, 2016
Grade 12 NAEP scores – more evidence that high school seniors are not prepared for college/career
May 4, 2016
Student achievement crisis in Kansas
February 25, 2016
Nationwide Report on Education Provides Evidence that Kansas Students Perform Poorly in a Nation of Mediocre Achievement
January 18, 2016
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
2015 NAEP results: Not a good report card for Kansas
November 4, 2015
The 2015 ACT results – Achievement gaps and a perspective on Kansas scores
September 21, 2015
State BOE sets cut scores – leaving more questions than answers
September 18, 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
Published report reveals huge “honesty gap” in reported Kansas math and reading proficiency rates
August 11, 2015
Forget “The new first grade” – Is kindergarten the new fifth grade?
June 4, 2015
Are mandatory post-secondary individual plans the answer?
February 24, 2015
Better outcomes at a better price in Johnson County: USD 232 De Soto and USD 231 Gardner-Edgerton
February 16, 2015
Common Core influence swings testing pendulum
January 20, 2015
It’s all about the money
January 9, 2015
ACT Scores 2014 – it’s deja vu all over again
August 28, 2014
Common Core Standards – Sometimes even reformers get it wrong
May 20, 2014
If you liked No Child Left Behind, you’ll love Common Core
March 7, 2012