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  • How many administrators are needed to run a school district?

    How many administrators are needed to run a school district?0

    • Education
    • May 8, 2023

    Tim Hamblin, the Derby High School principal who had to apologize for showing a video about white privilege, is moving to the Wichita school district next year to be the Executive Director of College and Career Readiness. That’s part of the superintendent’s job in many school districts, but it is one of dozens of top

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  • SBOE/KSDE and Kansas Supreme Court see student success much differently

    SBOE/KSDE and Kansas Supreme Court see student success much differently0

    • Education
    • April 20, 2023

    It’s hard to believe, but the latest decision in the Gannon lawsuit, Gannon VI, came down over five years ago – tempus fugit. That decision, along with its predecessor Gannon V in 2017, sent the Legislature scurrying to come up with what amounts to more than a billion dollars in new state funding to K-12

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  • Vote to close KCMO charter school exposes the unlevel accountability playing field

    Vote to close KCMO charter school exposes the unlevel accountability playing field0

    • Education
    • February 21, 2023

    A Missouri state commission voted this month to revoke the charter of the Genesis charter school in Kansas City due to low student test scores. Representatives of the school say they expect to appeal the decision to the Missouri Department of Education in order to keep the school open. If the commission’s vote stands, the

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  • Low-income students in private schools again outperform public school counterparts

    Low-income students in private schools again outperform public school counterparts0

    • Education
    • January 27, 2023

    With the 2023 National School Choice Week upon us, it is the perfect time to show that once again in Kansas low-income students in private schools outperform low-income students in public schools. Data from KSDE indicates for the 2022 state assessments private school students are more college/career ready on the Kansas state assessment than those

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  • KS school districts allocate a record-low share of spending to instruction

    KS school districts allocate a record-low share of spending to instruction0

    • Education
    • January 22, 2023

    The Kansas Department of Education says instruction – costs associated with the direct interaction between students and teachers – is “the most important part of the education program, the very foundation on which everything else is built.  If this function fails to perform at the needed level, the whole educational program is doomed to failure

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  • Kansas is #3 in state aid, #38 in ‘bang for the education buck’

    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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    Payroll jumps in Shawnee Mission but not for teachers
    • Education
    • August 22, 2018
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    • Education
    • October 4, 2019
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    • Tax & Spending
    • March 8, 2018
  • Olathe school administrators’ big pay hike won’t help students
    • Education
    • July 26, 2018
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    • Education
    • July 22, 2016
  • Senator Kelly misleads on school property taxes
    • Education
    • July 13, 2016
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    • Tax & Spending
    • August 15, 2016
  • Spending variations reveal potential for millions more to classrooms
    • Education
    • July 13, 2016
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  • How many administrators are needed to run a school district?
    How many administrators are needed to run a school district?
    • Education
    • May 8, 2023
  • SBOE/KSDE and Kansas Supreme Court see student success much differently
    SBOE/KSDE and Kansas Supreme Court see student success much differently
    • Education
    • April 20, 2023
  • Vote to close KCMO charter school exposes the unlevel accountability playing field
    Vote to close KCMO charter school exposes the unlevel accountability playing field
    • Education
    • February 21, 2023
  • Low-income students in private schools again outperform public school counterparts
    Low-income students in private schools again outperform public school counterparts
    • Education
    • January 27, 2023

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