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Achievements & Standards
Commissioner Watson spins low test scores
Achievements & Standards
KPI presents 2022 edition of the A-F grading for Kansas public and private schools
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SBOE/KSDE and Kansas Supreme Court see student success much differently
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Vote to close KCMO charter school exposes the unlevel accountability playing field
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Better “messaging” will not improve student achievement
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Regardless of process, achievement gaps and lower state assessment scores persist
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KASB report is a misunderstanding of state assessment data
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Lower state assessment results more than just a function of COVID
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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 Public Education Factbook
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2021 Legislator Briefing Book
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Candidate briefings offer information for politicians & citizens
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Low-income students in private schools shine
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Feds award Blue Ribbons to six Kansas schools – McCarthy Elementary in Hays stands apart
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Sumner Academy’s student-focused approach leads to high success
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2018 A-F Grading of Kansas Schools Released
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Once again low-income students do better in Kansas private schools
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Different look at state assessment results provides same conclusion
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College and Career Readiness Remains Persistently Low
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When it comes to education spending accountability “the times, they are a-changin”
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Most Kansas legislators won’t declare their principles
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Student achievement crisis continues
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Spending variations reveal potential for millions more to classrooms
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Disconnect between Common Core standards and math curriculum place unnecessary burden on teachers
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Grade 12 NAEP scores – more evidence that high school seniors are not prepared for college/career
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Student achievement crisis in Kansas
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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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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?
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KPI releases landmark at-risk education report
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No correlation between spending and achievement
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2015 NAEP results: Not a good report card for Kansas
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The 2015 ACT results – Achievement gaps and a perspective on Kansas scores
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State BOE sets cut scores – leaving more questions than answers
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Out with the old, in with the new – State Board of Education set to determine new state assessment cut scores
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Media sugarcoats, KSDE downplays flat ACT scores
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Published report reveals huge “honesty gap” in reported Kansas math and reading proficiency rates
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Forget “The new first grade” – Is kindergarten the new fifth grade?
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Are mandatory post-secondary individual plans the answer?
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Better outcomes at a better price in Johnson County: USD 232 De Soto and USD 231 Gardner-Edgerton
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Common Core influence swings testing pendulum
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It’s all about the money
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ACT Scores 2014 – it’s deja vu all over again
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Common Core Standards – Sometimes even reformers get it wrong
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If you liked No Child Left Behind, you’ll love Common Core
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