Author: Bob Weeks
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Accountability in Kansas public schools
Critics of school choice say there is no accountability outside the traditional public schools. Here are the standards Kansas used to hold its schools accountable.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Confirming a cabinet, Kansas spending, and Kansas finances
Co-host Karl Peterjohn and Bob Weeks discuss technological progress, confirmation hearings, whether Kansas will trim spending or raise taxes, and Kansas fiscal nightmares. Episode 135, broadcast January 22, 2017.
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School choice in Kansas: Some have it. Many do not.
Kansas non-profit executives work to deny low-income families the school choice opportunities that executive salaries can afford.
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Kansas school employment
Kansas school employment rose slightly for the current school year, and ratios of employees to pupils fell, also slightly.
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Kansas school spending, an interactive visualization
An interactive visualization of spending for Kansas school districts.
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Pupil-teacher ratios in the states
Kansas ranks near the top of the states in having a low pupil-teacher ratio.
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Kansas legislative resources
Those who want to be informed of the happenings of the Kansas Legislature have these resources available.
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Employment by MSA and industry
An interactive visualization of employment in metropolitan areas.
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Spending on roads in Kansas
A look at actual spending on Kansas highways, apart from transfers.
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Obama’s stimulus, in retrospect
A positive effect of the 2009 Obama stimulus appeared only long after its forecasted date.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: A new season, with co-host Karl Peterjohn
Co-host Karl Peterjohn joins Bob Weeks to discuss Karl’s service as county commissioner, the new session of the Kansas Legislature, and choosing a successor to Congressman Mike Pompeo.
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Again, KPERS shows why public pension reform is essential
Proposals in the Kansas budget for fiscal year 2018 are more evidence of why defined-benefit pension plans are incompatible with the public sector.