Author: Bob Weeks
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Kansas school efficiency task force report
The Kansas Governor’s school efficiency task force has released its recommendations.
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Kansas judicial selection: The need for reform
On an episode of the KAKE Television public affairs program “This Week in Kansas” Stephen Ware explains the problems with the method Kansas uses to select judges to its highest courts.
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Kansas parents lack power
Compared to other states, parents in Kansas have little power to exercise control over school decisions, according to the Center for Education Reform.
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Kansas and Texas schools, according to Kansas Democrats
Kansas Democrats tweet about Kansas schools being better than Texas schools. Let’s look closely at their claim.
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Who is Richard Windsor?
Government officials using secret email accounts to conduct official business is a serious problem.
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Saving farms from people
Are humans with large suburban lots a danger to farms, as a Sedgwick County Commissioner claims?
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Kansas Policy Institute on Kansas 2014 budget
Kansas Policy Institute comments on the proposed Kansas budget for 2014.
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Reaction to Kansas State of the State Address, 2013
Reactions to Kansas Governor Sam Brownback’s State of the State Address for 2013.
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Wichita economic development: We can’t be satisfied with this
Wichita officials, including Mayor Carl Brewer, seem proud of the city’s efforts in economic development. They should look at the statistics.
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Winners and losers in Kansas school finance lawsuit
There are winners and losers now that the decision has been made in the Kansas school finance lawsuit. But no group lost more than Kansas schoolchildren.
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Reaction to Kansas school lawsuit decision
Following are several reactions to the decision in Gannon vs. Kansas, the school funding lawsuit. The court ruled the state must spend more on schools.