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KSDE: School spending to exceed $17,000 per student this year 0
- Education
- January 20, 2023
The Kansas Department of Education estimates that school districts will spend $17,358 per student this year. Actual spending for the 2022 school year was $16,993. A review of the 25 largest districts based on enrollment shows budgeted spending ranging from a low of around $13,000 per student for Andover to more than $24,000 for Salina,
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KASB misleads again in pursuit of more school funding 0
- Education
- July 19, 2019
There isn’t a single legitimate study proving that spending more money caused achievement to improve (proving causation is much different than believing in the notion), but that’s the underlying premise of KASB’s spending and achievement claims. Money matters, but it’s how money is spent that can make a difference, and achievement will remain stubbornly low
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