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School Funding
K-12 operating cash reserves hit $1.25 billion
School Funding
Flawed formula overfunded special education by at least $323 million the last five years
School Funding
Disappointing, but not surprising, low scores on the 2022 state assessment
School Funding
School districts (again) rake in millions for non-existent students
School Funding
Kansas is #38 in bang for the educational buck
School Funding
No, KSBOE, Kansas doesn’t ‘lead the world’ in education
School Funding
2021 Legislator Briefing Book also has good value for taxpayers
School Funding
Student weightings add over $1.4 billion in education expenditures
School Funding
KSDE: per-pupil funding estimated at $16,216 this year
School Funding
Education finance formula provides hundreds of millions for non-existent students
School Funding
COVID-related reduction in student enrollment will not impact school financing
School Funding
Public education a recession-proof industry
School Funding
As COVID-19 triggers financial hardship, Gov. Kelly spares government the pain
School Funding
Kelly’s K-12 budget plan favors government over taxpayers
School Funding
Kansas #6 in state aid but #36 in achievement productivity
School Funding
Education shouldn’t be exempt from COVID budget cuts
School Funding
2020 K-12 Fact Book
School Funding
Building-level spending disproves ‘spending drives achievement’ theory
School Funding
School debt sets new records in Kansas
School Funding
K-12 Instruction spending allocation hits new low
School Funding
KSDE: school funding will be $15,105 per pupil this year
School Funding
KASB misleads again in pursuit of more school funding
School Funding
School funding decision doesn’t end litigation
School Funding
KS has 15th highest state aid per-student, moving toward top ten
School Funding
Busting the Kansas PTA MythBusters
School Funding
Is more money helping Kansas students?
School Funding
Solving the Kansas Budget Crisis
School Funding
Reports of Budget Surplus Ignore Imbalance
School Funding
Per-Pupil funding tops $14,000 in Kansas
School Funding
Schools misinterpret ‘efficiency’ in WestEd study
School Funding
KC Star made false accusations about school funding
School Funding
Kansas Freedom Index provides legislative transparency
School Funding
Considering a constitutional amendment on school funding
School Funding
Barely half of 2018 school spending went to instruction
School Funding
Improving Low Student Achievement Levels
School Funding
School funding sets new record at $13,620 per-pupil
School Funding
School cash reserves set new record at $952 million
School Funding
KPI publishes 2018 Voter Issue Guide
School Funding
2018 Voter Issue Guide
School Funding
Payroll jumps in Shawnee Mission but not for teachers
School Funding
USD 500 Kansas City shortchanges teachers (again)
School Funding
Educators mislead Civil Rights Commission
School Funding
Kansas school boards skimp on teacher pay
School Funding
Olathe school administrators’ big pay hike won’t help students
School Funding
Gannon VI demand for school funding is off base
School Funding
Courts, many elected officials ignore purpose of school funding
School Funding
Kansas Supreme Court teetering on tyranny
School Funding
“Cost” Functions Should Not Be Used to Make Education Spending Decisions
School Funding
Disconnected players lead to education funding mess
School Funding
School funding plan requires big tax hike
School Funding
Kansas school funding study cuts rural schools
School Funding
What’s in the House school funding plan?
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School funding is adequate for 92% graduation rate
School Funding
School lobby pushes money correlation myth
School Funding
KNEA deceives teachers on school efficiency
School Funding
WestEd cost study has media pushing huge tax hikes
School Funding
How money is spent, not how much, is key in K-12 spending, Hanushek tells Kansans
School Funding
KASB School Funding Statement Misses Important Perspective
School Funding
School District Debt Exceeds $6 Billion
School Funding
Court: Legislature Should Resist Separation of Powers Violation
School Funding
2018 State of the State Fails Students
School Funding
Student Achievement Key to Future of Kansas, Not Money
School Funding
Kansans Want Schools Held Accountable
School Funding
School Cash Reserves Nearly Triple State Budget Requirement
School Funding
Court’s Gannon Ruling Won’t Help Kids
School Funding
Kansas School Spending Hits $13,647 Per Pupil For 2018
School Funding
Kansas School Funding Set New Records in 2017
School Funding
School Districts Plan Large Spending Increases
School Funding
A Student-Focused Response to the Kansas Supreme Court
School Funding
School District Cash Reserves at Record Highs
School Funding
PBS Ruckus: KPI President Dave Trabert Proposes Student-focused Response to Supreme Court Ruling on School Funding.
School Funding
Audio: Dave Trabert on Kansas Supreme Court Gannon Ruling
School Funding
School Funding Ruling May Cause Devastating Tax Hikes
School Funding
School Lawsuits: Over $7 Million Diverted from Classrooms to Lawyers
School Funding
New education funding targeted toward teacher compensation, not student outcomes
School Funding
Blue Valley School District Distorts Spending Facts
School Funding
School administrators in Kansas got large pay hikes last year
School Funding
Pay Hikes at Johnson County Community College
School Funding
Kansas City School District Boosts Pay but Not for Teachers
School Funding
Good News in Kansas City Star
School Funding
Defending the indefensible – Supreme Court holds oral arguments on new education funding bill
School Funding
Schools Defend Massive Income Tax Hike
School Funding
Kansas Schools Petulantly Demand $972 Million More
School Funding
Kansas Ranked 6th for State School Funding
School Funding
The new school funding formula (SB 19) ensures another lawsuit
School Funding
New school finance law will do nothing to improve outcomes of at-risk students
School Funding
New School Funding Formula is Bad for Students and Citizens
School Funding
Education funding bill overspends, fails to hold schools accountable
School Funding
School Debt Sets New Record at $5.56 Billion
School Funding
Math error could cost taxpayers $83 million per year
School Funding
A tax on your income tax?
School Funding
Legislature may need course correction on K-12 education funding bill
School Funding
KASB Funding Proposal Ignores Legal Test of Adequacy
School Funding
Mike O’Neal speaks out on the Gannon decision
School Funding
False claims on Kansas school funding
School Funding
New school funding formula required by Court
School Funding
At-risk overhaul needed in education finance law
School Funding
New school funding formula would cost $965 million
School Funding
Kansans want school funding formula to hold districts accountable
School Funding
2017 Public Education Fact Book
School Funding
Most Kansas legislators won’t declare their principles
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School funding formula must start from scratch
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KC Star scores media bias trifecta
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Legislative leadership moving Left in Kansas
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Education spending and KASB’s government entitlement mentality: Part 4
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Public education funding and a government entitlement mentality – Part 3
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Media’s hypocritical tizzy over fake news
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Government’s Entitlement Mentality – Part 2
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Oral arguments in Gannon – a case of the misguided, misinformed and a missed opportunity
School Funding
KMBC-TV perpetuates false school funding claim
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Supreme Court Should Dismiss Gannon for Lack of Rose Measurement and False Spending Premise – Policy Brief
School Funding
KASB, school lawyers ignore reality in naked money grab
School Funding
Proposed $900 million K-12 funding increase displays State Board’s disconnection and dysfunction
School Funding
Sometimes, media is wrong without knowing it
School Funding
Public radio distorts school funding proposal, covers for Senator’s false claim
School Funding
Senator Kelly misleads on school property taxes
School Funding
Amend the Constitution to protect students
School Funding
Rethinking Education Tomorrow
School Funding
Gannon school funding litigation – a summary of decisions and KPI responses
School Funding
Don’t let the courts close schools
School Funding
Supreme Court contradicts itself, defies constitution in equity ruling
School Funding
Maybe it’s time Kansas tells the feds they can keep their money and not “yield to blackmail.”
School Funding
State school board member should practice what he preaches
School Funding
After further review – statements in KCEG report are overturned
School Funding
Once again the Kansas Center for Economic Growth makes another pitch for more taxes and spending on education
School Funding
KNEA proposes $1.88 billion school funding reduction
School Funding
An Open Letter to Teachers Regarding the Proposed School Funding Law
School Funding
Teacher’s Guide to Education Funding
School Funding
Kansas Legislature introduces transformative new school funding system
School Funding
Lawrence school board member makes many false claims in angry rant
School Funding
Life of the Law podcast – yet another uninformed, stilted comment on the Kansas education funding fiasco
School Funding
Press Release: New Poll: Taxpayers demand efficiency in schools, oppose new taxes for schools funding
School Funding
Kansans want efficiency, no new taxes for schools
School Funding
Docking survey produces misleading sentiment on school funding
School Funding
Guest Post: Gannon Implications
School Funding
Supreme Court ruling on equity creates challenges and opportunity
School Funding
Press Release: Statement on Supreme Court School Finance Equity Ruling
School Funding
Pay raises to superintendents and principals far outpace those to teachers
School Funding
KASB says there is no causal relationship between money and outcomes, so why keep bringing it up?
School Funding
School funding increased by $104 million but districts cut $14 million from Instruction
School Funding
At-risk funding misses target of putting students first
School Funding
KC Star repeats bogus claim on school funding
School Funding
KCEG abuses the truth on school funding…again.
School Funding
Extraordinary Needs funding is in addition to block grants
School Funding
Extraordinary needs…or wants?
School Funding
Debunking the “Great Kansas Teacher Exodus” Myth
School Funding
School funding decision ignores facts and the Supreme Court
School Funding
2015 Legislative Wrap-up
School Funding
Lyon County schools to see overall increase in state aid under block grants
School Funding
USD 437 LOB election raises more questions than provides answers
School Funding
USD 500 Kansas City misleads on school funding and budget claims
School Funding
Proposed Lawrence USD 497 budget cuts: “It just don’t add up!”
School Funding
David Dorsey Talks About At-Risk Funding
School Funding
The political and judicial impact of at-risk funding in Kansas – at-risk funding part 3
School Funding
KSDE confirms that state aid to schools is increasing this year
School Funding
State aid to Saline, Ottawa and McPherson counties to increase under block grants
School Funding
Media is snowblind to school “budget cuts” and scheduling realities
School Funding
State aid to Finney and Ford County schools increases under block grants
School Funding
State aid to Reno and Harvey counties to increase under block grants
School Funding
State aid to Shawnee, Douglas and Jefferson counties increase under block grants
School Funding
State aid to Butler and Sedgwick counties to increase under block grants
School Funding
State aid to Johnson and Wyandotte County schools increases under block grants
School Funding
KCEG won’t document their false claims on education funding – again.
School Funding
Only in government – a 14% increase is denounced as a ‘cut’
School Funding
Legislature Considers Changes to School Funding Formula
School Funding
School funding still sets new record with block grant proposal
School Funding
Kansas K-12 Carryover Reserves
School Funding
Resolving school district spending variances could yield hundreds of millions in savings
School Funding
School districts overstate the impact of SB 71
School Funding
School funding controversy is about entitlement, not need
School Funding
Kansas Court Rulings on K-12 Education
School Funding
The philosophy and research supporting at-risk funding – second in a series
School Funding
Judicial panel used cherry-picked data in Gannon decision
School Funding
Inaugural Podcast with Dave Trabert
School Funding
It’s all about the money
School Funding
Supreme Court ruling on school finance – some very good news and a few questions
School Funding