Education Research Archives - Kansas Policy Institute

Nationwide report card shows Kansas continues to perform below national average 0
- Education
- February 7, 2018
Once again, the Kansas education system has been ranked in the bottom half of the states, lagging behind the nation as a whole. The 22nd annual edition of Quality Counts, a nationwide report card that provides a letter grade for each state’s education system was recently released. Kansas earned an overall grade of C, with
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Moving Beyond Constant Litigation: Principles for a Legislative Response to Gannon V 0
- Education Research
- December 14, 2017
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Latest Stanford study shows NYC charter students outperform traditional public school students – and at a lower cost 0
- Education
- October 9, 2017
The Stanford University-based Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) just published the results of a comprehensive study comparing New York City charter school students to traditional public school (TPS) students in the Big Apple. The researchers found “an average New York City charter student demonstrates growth equivalent to completing 23 additional days of learning
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2017 Public Education Fact Book 1
- Education Research, Research
- February 6, 2017
KPI’s fifth annual Public Education Fact Book is a one-stop shop for data on public school information from The Sunflower State. Numerous scientific surveys show that citizens are grossly misinformed on many pertinent facts of public education in Kansas. Aid and spending per-pupil are much higher than many Kansans believe, and student achievement is lower
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Market-based solutions – the best approach to an overstated teacher shortage 0
- Education
- December 12, 2016
This is the best time of year to discuss the issue of teacher shortages. Emotion is removed from the equation because classrooms have been staffed and the school year is rapidly reaching the half-way mark. Without the pressure of a looming new school year, a more rational analysis of the issue can be offered. The
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KASB’s State Education Report Card – using facts to mask the truth 0
- Education
- September 2, 2016
Truth is, after all, a moving target Hairs to split and pieces that don’t fit How can anybody be enlightened? Truth is, after all, so poorly lit – Neil Peart There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth. – Maya Angelou You gotta hand it to ‘em. The
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