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Race-based and income-based achievement gaps widen in Kansas since 2015
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Commissioner Watson spins low test scores
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KASB celebrates low achievement
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KASB pushes modern-day Emperor’s New Clothes deception
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NAEP scores, SCOTUS decision highlight need for expanded school choice
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KPI presents 2022 edition of the A-F grading for Kansas public and private schools
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How many administrators are needed to run a school district?
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SBOE/KSDE and Kansas Supreme Court see student success much differently
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Vote to close KCMO charter school exposes the unlevel accountability playing field
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Low-income students in private schools again outperform public school counterparts
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KS school districts allocate a record-low share of spending to instruction
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Kansas is #3 in state aid, #38 in ‘bang for the education buck’
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Note to KSDE and SBOE: “Knowledge is Good”
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Five things to know about K-12 education in Kansas
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Disappointing, but not surprising, low scores on the 2022 state assessment
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School accountability a key component in student success
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School districts (again) disregard building needs assessment law
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Early 2022 NAEP results show biggest learning loss in 50 years
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Better “messaging” will not improve student achievement
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KASB report that ranks Kansas 10th in nation an exercise in data manipulation
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Confusion, frustration and ignorance reign regarding state assessment cut scores at SBOE meeting
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Teacher quality report gives low grades to Kansas teacher prep programs
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KASB report is a misunderstanding of state assessment data
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Inflation-adjusted school funding +52%, teacher pay down 9%
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More evidence of structural segregation in Kansas public schools
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Governor’s Commission on Racial Equality – a missed opportunity to address real education issues
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KPI presents the 2021 A-F Grading of Kansas public and private schools
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State assessments results show falling scores, low rates of proficiency
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A focus on leadership at the center of Fort Leavenworth student achievement
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Lawrence district can’t blame legislators for budget deficit
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Private schools continue to outperform public schools on state assessments
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School budgets average $16,686 per pupil this year
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Achievement gaps persist despite KSDE claims
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KSDE deceives legislators about student achievement
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Blue Valley high schools top Niche state rankings
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KSDE ‘success’ tour ignores districts’ academic failures
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Kansas Title I program has not improved low-income student achievement
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Don’t expect federal COVID money to improve student performance
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Kansas is #38 in bang for the educational buck
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Choice benefits kids in Florida, Indiana, and Arizona while Kansas resists
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No, KSBOE, Kansas doesn’t ‘lead the world’ in education
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Educational opportunity opponents ignore students’ needs
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Kansas kids need money-follow-the-child programs
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A reminder that low-income students perform better in private schools
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Governor’s Commission on Racial Equality and Justice should next turn focus to education
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2021 Legislator Briefing Book also has good value for taxpayers
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School district hiring underscores need for money-follow-the-child programs
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Barely half of $7 billion school funding is spent on Instruction
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KSDE: per-pupil funding estimated at $16,216 this year
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Shawnee Mission superintendent wants a property tax increase
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Better teacher prep programs, not math coaches, is the answer to low math achievement
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School budgets: savings opportunities abound
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Education shouldn’t be exempt from COVID budget cuts
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2020 Education FactBook provides 20/20 look at spending and achievement
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2020 K-12 Fact Book
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A closer look at per-pupil spending and student achievement lowers Kansas rank
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Building-level spending disproves ‘spending drives achievement’ theory
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Audit shows targeted funding misses at-risk students
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School debt sets new records in Kansas
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NAEP scores leave Kansas Association of School Boards making excuses
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NAEP scores – double trouble for Kansas students
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The Broken Record Syndrome: More money to education and flat state assessment scores
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New report provides more evidence that Kansas education is not Top 10
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Is more money helping Kansas students?
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Cato study disputes claims of Kansas education efficiency
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Latest Governor’s Education Council will do nothing to help prepare Kansas students and boost the state’s economy
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State assessment scores drop again despite infusion of court-ordered money
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ACT results for class of 2018: lower overall scores and curriculum-based achievement gaps
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KC Star made false accusations about school funding
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Kansas Freedom Index provides legislative transparency
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Hey, state board, where are the state assessment results?
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Make school spending more efficient and effective
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State’s passive approach to “best practices” won’t improve outcomes of at-risk students
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Improving Low Student Achievement Levels
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Tallman report wrongly compares school superintendents to “other” Kansas CEOs
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KPI publishes 2018 Voter Issue Guide
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Courts, many elected officials ignore purpose of school funding
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Student-focused Florida trounces $-focused Kansas
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2017 NAEP – small gain but long way to go
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School funding is adequate for 92% graduation rate
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School lobby pushes money correlation myth
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How money is spent, not how much, is key in K-12 spending, Hanushek tells Kansans
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Nationwide report card shows Kansas continues to perform below national average
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2018 State of the State Fails Students
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Will $17K Per-Pupil Make Achievement Acceptable?
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Student Achievement Key to Future of Kansas, Not Money
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Kansans Want Schools Held Accountable
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A Student-Focused Response to the Kansas Supreme Court
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College and Career Readiness Remains Persistently Low
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Kansas composite and college ready ACT scores drop in 2017
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Student Outcomes Not Improving Despite Huge increases in Education Spending
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New Study Shows At-risk Charter School Students Outperform Those in Exclusive Schools
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Gannon: The Fallacy of the Court’s Emerson Analysis
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Private Schools Better for Low Income Students
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Kansans want school funding formula to hold districts accountable
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Innovative schools doing nothing all districts couldn’t do with no evidence of increased student achievement
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KASB’s State Education Report Card – using facts to mask the truth
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KASB, school lawyers ignore reality in naked money grab
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Public radio distorts school funding proposal, covers for Senator’s false claim
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Senator Kelly misleads on school property taxes
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Census data confirms no correlation between school spending and achievement
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Rethinking Education Tomorrow
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