School Funding Archives - Kansas Policy Institute

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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School funding decision doesn’t end litigation 0
- Education
- June 17, 2019
The Kansas Supreme Court’s June 14 ruling that school funding now meets the court’s definition of being constitutionally adequate is likely just a ‘time-out’ in school funding litigation. The decision doesn’t preclude schools from taking further legal action, either within the current Gannon litigation or with another lawsuit. And just like large funding increases in
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KS has 15th highest state aid per-student, moving toward top ten 0
- Education
- May 30, 2019
Education data for all 50 states just released by the U.S. Census shows Kansas had the 15th highest state aid in 2017 at $8,130 per-student. Additional funding provided since then puts state aid in excess of $9,000 per-student, which would put Kansas among the ten highest in the nation. New Jersey had the 10th highest
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Busting the Kansas PTA MythBusters 0
- Education
- March 26, 2019
The March 2019 issue of the Kansas PTA MythBusters begins with this statement: “Be aware that statistics can be used to provide clarity or to create a cloud of doubt to misdirect.” It then proceeds with a litany of misdirection, including: Misdirection #1: “over $1 billion in cuts made to public schools…” since 2009 Fact:
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Is more money helping Kansas students?0
- Education
- March 7, 2019
There’s a lot of disagreement right now in the Kansas legislature about K-12 education in Kansas. Funding set a record last year at $13,600 per-pupil, and another billion dollar increase is planned. Governor Laura Kelly says schools still need more money while others, like Senate President Susan Wagle, say decades of school litigation and costly
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Solving the Kansas Budget Crisis 0
- Tax & Spending
- March 7, 2019
Simply removing the Governor’s proposal won’t solve the state budget. Policymakers must find a way to reduce spending by roughly $518 million over four years. We’ve written previously on the Kansas budget debate with a clear-eyed look at the impact of different proposals. The key moving forward is to close the gap remaining in the
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