Author: Bob Weeks
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Voice for Liberty Radio: Mike O’Neal, Kansas Chamber of Commerce
In this episode of WichitaLiberty Podcasts: Mike O’Neal, who is president and CEO of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, spoke yesterday to the Wichita Pachyderm Club. A large part of his talk was on the topic of Kansas school finance and other education topics. This podcast contains that portion of his speech.
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WichitaLiberty.TV January 19, 2014
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: How much would you pay to visit the Wichita Art Museum? You might be surprised to learn how much each visit really costs. Then: A transparency agenda for Wichita city government and the Kansas Legislature. Finally, a look at public schools wasting money.
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Voice for Liberty Radio: Jeff Glendening, Americans for Prosperity
In this episode of WichitaLiberty Podcasts: The day after Kansas Governor Sam Brownback’s State of the State Address, I talk with Jeff Glendening at the Kansas Capitol. He’s Kansas State Director for Americans for Prosperity.
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Kansas gross domestic product
Kansas is right about in the middle of the states for growth in gross domestic product.
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Kansas school employment: The claims compared to statistics
Claims made about Kansas schools don’t match the state’s statistics.
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Job claims in Kansas addresses
How can conflicting jobs claims made by two Kansas leaders and candidates for governor be reconciled?
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More about the New York Times on Kansas school finance
A recent op-ed in the New York Times contains six deliberate distortions of the truth about school finance in Kansas, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Would you pay $48.62 to visit the art museum?
The normal adult admission to the Wichita Art Museum is $7.00, but that isn’t anywhere near the cost of each visit.
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Wichita’s growth in gross domestic product
Compared to peer areas, Wichita’s record of growth in gross domestic product is similar to that of job creation: Wichita performs poorly.
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Kansas legislative documents
As the Kansas Legislature begins its 2014 session today, citizens who want to keep track of the happenings have these resources available.
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Kansas school efficiency on display
When you hear that Kansas schools have “cut to the bone,” or are operating at maximum efficiency, or have nowhere else to cut, or there’s no need to audit school district efficiency, think of this.
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Kansas schoolchildren shortchanged by Kansas City Star
Another newspaper editorialist ignores the facts about Kansas schools. This is starting to be routine.