School Choice Archives - Kansas Policy Institute

State’s charter school law once again earns an “F”0
- Education
- April 2, 2018
Amidst all the turmoil and tumult that defines the state of education finance in Kansas, at least one education issue is a steady-as-she-goes: Kansas gets an “F” in its charter school law. The just-released 2018 National Charter School Law Rankings and Scorecard 2018 once again gives the Sunflower State a failing grade when it comes
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Low income students are doing better in KS private schools – School Choice Week 0
- Education
- January 22, 2018
With the eighth annual National School Choice Week upon us, it is an appropriate time to once again show how a large portion of private schools in Kansas outperform their public school counterparts in preparing low income students for college and career readiness. Results from the 2017 Kansas state assessments disclose, that a much higher
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School choice, good news in tax credit expansion 0
- Education
- December 18, 2017
As things in life come to a close it is natural to take stock. The end of a year is no different and 2017 gave Kansans plenty of poor policy outcomes to review – not the least of which was a staggering retroactive tax hike. But, the expansion of a tax credit scholarship for low
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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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Taxpayer Choice: Grow Government or Help Kids 0
- Education
- July 26, 2017
One good piece of news from the 2017 legislative session, amidst much bad news, is that, in the current tax year, individual taxpayers can now participate in the tax credit scholarship program to help low income kids escape some of the worst performing schools in the state. There is a $500,000 annual cap on contributions
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KASB massages data, distorts with school choice “research”0
- Education
- May 12, 2017
A May 11 Tallman Education Report claims there is “no evidence Kansas could achieve higher student success through expanded school choice.” How does KASB make such a bold claim, given the plethora of supporting data that students all across the country have not only achieved success, but have outperformed their traditional public school counterparts? Simple,
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