Author: Bob Weeks
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Populations of the states
An interactive table and charts of populations in the states and regions, starting in 1929.
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Kansas government spending
Kansas government spending, starting in 1967. Total spending and per capita spending, adjusted for inflation. Also, spending as percent of Kansas GDP.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Lawrence Reed of Foundation for Economic Education
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV. Lawrence W. Reed, who is president of the Foundation for Economic Education.
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Kansas and Arizona schools
Arizona shows that Kansas is missing out on an opportunity to provide better education at lower cost.
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Public school experts
Do only those within the Kansas public schooling community have a say?
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Kansas Supreme Court: Making the law
Do the justices on the Kansas Supreme Court make new law? Yes, and here is an example.
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Kansas tax receipts
Kansas tax receipts by category, presented in an interactive visualization.
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Selecting judges in Kansas
Appellate court judges make new law, and Kansas has the most elitist and least democratic supreme court selection system in the country.
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School choice and funding
Opponents of school choice programs argue the programs harm traditional public schools, both financially and in their ability to serve their remaining students. Evidence does not support this position.
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The nation’s report card and charter schools
In many states, minority students perform better on the NAEP test when in charter schools.
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From Pachyderm: Alan Cobb from the Donald Trump campaign
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club: Alan Cobb, who is National Coalitions Director for the Trump/Pence presidential campaign.
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VIDEO: KPERS payments and Kansas schools
There is a claim that a recent change in the handling of KPERS payments falsely inflates school spending. The Kansas State Department of Education says otherwise.