productivity Archives - Kansas Policy Institute

Kansas is #3 in state aid, #38 in ‘bang for the education buck’0
- Education
- November 9, 2022
With school spending and student achievement going in opposite directions, Kansas has one of the worst productivity rankings (bang for the education buck) in the nation. A dollar spent in Kansas buys a lot more than a dollar in New York or California, so we adjust spending for comparison to other states using the Missouri
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Governor Kelly Ranked “C” in Fiscal Policy: ranked below nearby governors 0
- Tax & Spending
- October 17, 2022
This year, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly earned a C on the Cato Institute’s Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors for 2022. The gradings were calculated from seven variables including the growth of general fund spending, the approval or veto of tax reform, and changes in income and sales tax rates from 2020 and beyond
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