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More school districts disregard the building needs assessment law 0
- Education
- December 22, 2022
In September of 2022, we wrote about 27 districts that ignored all or part of the state law requiring an annual needs assessment of every school in Kansas. Thirteen of those districts hadn’t published the reports online as required, so we checked again earlier this month. Three districts – Auburn-Washburn, De Soto, and Garden City
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School districts (again) disregard building needs assessment law 0
- Education
- September 19, 2022
You might think that if the folks funding your organization asked for some additional work to make sure that goals are accomplished, and that money is well-spent, the organization would do so. But in the case of Kansas public school districts and legally-required building needs assessment reports, you’d be wrong. A 2021 examination of 25READ MORE

Blue Valley school board isn’t allocating enough money for academic needs 0
- Education
- August 31, 2022
USD 229 Blue Valley, where the average single-family residence is over $475,000, is not allocating enough money to classroom instruction for students to be proficient in math and reading. That’s according to building needs assessment reports, likely completed by school principals, and the district’s 2023 proposed budget. Legislation passed this year requires each school board
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