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Gannon Lawsuit
SBOE/KSDE and Kansas Supreme Court see student success much differently
April 20, 2023
School funding decision doesn’t end litigation
June 17, 2019
Claim that more Gannon money will be used to hire 5,400 teachers doesn’t stand up to scrutiny
June 12, 2019
Gannon VII oral arguments focus on inflation, constitutionality of Montoy
May 30, 2019
State school funding per-pupil ranked #16 in U.S.
April 22, 2019
A $2 Billion Tax Increase Inbound: How Would It Impact You?
March 19, 2019
Solving the Kansas Budget Crisis
March 7, 2019
Different look at state assessment results provides same conclusion
January 19, 2019
State assessment scores drop again despite infusion of court-ordered money
December 6, 2018
Kansas Freedom Index provides legislative transparency
October 22, 2018
Considering a constitutional amendment on school funding
October 15, 2018
KPI publishes 2018 Voter Issue Guide
September 10, 2018
2018 Voter Issue Guide
September 10, 2018
LeBron’s “I Promise” school – a model Kansas should emulate
August 19, 2018
$3.7 billion tax increase set up by courts and schools
August 1, 2018
Gannon VI demand for school funding is off base
July 23, 2018
Courts, many elected officials ignore purpose of school funding
July 23, 2018
Gannon VI, Die Hard and All That Jazz
July 11, 2018
Kansas Voters Want their Representatives Allocating Education Spending Levels – Not Courts.
June 29, 2018
Consequences, not spending, drive changes in student achievement
June 22, 2018
An alternate look at spending and achievement disputes relationship determined by Supreme Court
June 13, 2018
Kansas Supreme Court teetering on tyranny
May 31, 2018
KPI presents scholarly review critical of WestEd education cost study
May 29, 2018
“Cost” Functions Should Not Be Used to Make Education Spending Decisions
May 18, 2018
Kansas school funding study cuts rural schools
April 4, 2018
What’s in the House school funding plan?
March 31, 2018
School funding is adequate for 92% graduation rate
March 26, 2018
WestEd cost study has media pushing huge tax hikes
March 17, 2018
Review of Kansas education cost studies a reminder of the absurdity of it all
March 12, 2018
Court: Legislature Should Resist Separation of Powers Violation
January 12, 2018
Kansans Reject Supreme Court School Control
December 4, 2017
Court’s Gannon Ruling Won’t Help Kids
November 16, 2017
A Student-Focused Response to the Kansas Supreme Court
October 26, 2017
PBS Ruckus: KPI President Dave Trabert Proposes Student-focused Response to Supreme Court Ruling on School Funding.
October 16, 2017
Audio: Dave Trabert on Kansas Supreme Court Gannon Ruling
October 13, 2017
Latest Stanford study shows NYC charter students outperform traditional public school students – and at a lower cost
October 9, 2017
School Funding Ruling May Cause Devastating Tax Hikes
October 5, 2017
Chameleon court decides it really is all about the Benjamins (for now)
October 4, 2017
School Lawsuits: Over $7 Million Diverted from Classrooms to Lawyers
September 26, 2017
New education funding targeted toward teacher compensation, not student outcomes
September 22, 2017
Defending the indefensible – Supreme Court holds oral arguments on new education funding bill
July 21, 2017
Kansas Schools Petulantly Demand $972 Million More
July 2, 2017
New School Funding Formula is Bad for Students and Citizens
June 9, 2017
Dedicating Income Tax to Schools is Just Pandering; There’s Also a Downside
June 4, 2017
Legislature may need course correction on K-12 education funding bill
April 11, 2017
KASB Funding Proposal Ignores Legal Test of Adequacy
April 7, 2017
Mike O’Neal speaks out on the Gannon decision
April 6, 2017
Gannon: The Fallacy of the Court’s Emerson Analysis
April 6, 2017
False claims on Kansas school funding
March 9, 2017
New school funding formula required by Court
March 6, 2017
Good news! No big news from Supreme Court Gannon decision
March 6, 2017
Oral arguments in Gannon – a case of the misguided, misinformed and a missed opportunity
November 10, 2016
Kansas Supreme Court hears arguments regarding K-12 funding adequacy pursuant to Gannon case
October 18, 2016
More court-ordered money to schools wouldn’t make them any more accountable
September 28, 2016
Supreme Court Should Dismiss Gannon for Lack of Rose Measurement and False Spending Premise – Policy Brief
September 20, 2016
KASB, school lawyers ignore reality in naked money grab
September 1, 2016
Amend the Constitution to protect students
June 20, 2016
Gannon school funding litigation – a summary of decisions and KPI responses
June 13, 2016
Don’t let the courts close schools
June 4, 2016
Supreme Court contradicts itself, defies constitution in equity ruling
May 31, 2016
Kansans want efficiency, no new taxes for schools
March 20, 2016
Guest Post: Gannon Implications
February 15, 2016
Supreme Court ruling on equity creates challenges and opportunity
February 12, 2016
Kansas school funding decision ignores facts in arriving at a political decision
December 30, 2014
A teacher’s perspective on Gannon
March 10, 2014
Reaction to Kansas Supreme Court Ruling on Gannon School Finance Case
March 10, 2014
Kansas School Finance Ruling: a Circus of the Absurd
January 14, 2013