Education Research

KPI presents the 2023 Public Education Fact Book 0
- Education
- May 31, 2023
The 2023 edition of KPI’s annual Public Education Fact Book is now available. As in previous editions, the 2023 version is an invaluable resource for a plethora of public education data on student achievement, K-12 spending, enrollment, employment and more. The information provided is on multiple levels – statewide, districtwide, and nationwide – and for
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2023 A-F Grading For Kansas Schools 0
- Education Research
- May 31, 2023
2023 School Grades PDFREAD MORE
2023 Public Education Fact Book 0
- Education Research
- May 31, 2023
2023 K-12 Fact Book PDFREAD MORE

Don’t expect bureaucracy to allow “science of reading” approach to make a difference 0
- Education, Education Research
- April 28, 2023
When I began my teaching career in the early 1990s, it quickly became clear that the approach to teaching kids to read had changed dramatically since I was in elementary school. The phonics-based approach to learning to read had been swept aside by what is called the whole-language approach to learning to read. Instead of
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Research shows Kansas students left behind despite huge spending increases 0
- Education, Education Research
- January 18, 2023
A KPI analysis of education spending and student achievement in Kansas over the last 30 years shows that despite huge spending increases, many students have been academically left behind. The study, conducted by Dr. Ben Scafidi, a professor of economics and director of the Education Economics Center at Kennesaw State University, compared public school funding
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Survey shows Kansas parents satisfied with school choice program 0
- Education
- November 20, 2022
More than three-quarters of those participating in the Kansas Tax Credit for Low-Income Students (TCS) program are satisfied with the program according to a recent parent survey. The survey was conducted through EdChoice and received responses from nearly 1,000 Kansas parents. Respondents included parents of students across the spectrum of school settings, including those participating
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