Category: Wichita and Kansas schools
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Teachers union members to be proud of
When we observe the actions of teachers, we’re correct to wonder if they’re acting as citizens, or as teachers representing their school districts, or as union members, or in some other role.
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Kansas school spending excused
Kansas public school teachers and the education bureaucracy want taxpayers to trust them as a reliable source for facts about Kansas schools. But the record doesn’t inspire trust.
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Kansas school supporters should look more closely
Those such as Kansas House of Representatives Minority Leader Paul Davis who uncritically tout Kansas schools as among the best in the nation are harming both students and taxpayers when they fail to recognize why Kansas performs well compared to other states
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Common core standards: Can a state escape?
Robert Scott, former Texas Education Commissioner, told a Kansas panel about the experience of Texas when it resisted adopting the Common Core Standards.
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In Kansas, arguing about the wrong school issues
In Kansas, we argue about school spending issues rather than relying on natural market forces.
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Kansas and Texas schools and low-income students
If you were the parent of a low-income student, or a student who is a member of an ethnic minority group, in which state would you rather have your child attend school: Kansas or Texas?
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Do not criticize the Wichita school board. It’s disrespectful.
After directing a uniformed security guard to station himself near a citizen speaker, Wichita school board president Betty Arnold told the audience: “If we need to clear the room, we will clear the room. This board meeting is being held in public, but it is not for the public, or of the public.”
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Wichita school board candidates on spending
At a forum for candidates for the board of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, several candidates showed they were not informed on the level of school spending.
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Why don’t Kansas children have options?
School choice programs in some states are targeted at children with special needs, as in Oklahoma. But Kansas children have no choice.
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It’s not the teachers, it’s the union
Can there be a point where demagoguery has been spread so deep and thick that no one believes it? KNEA, the Kansas teachers union, is about to find out.
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Teacher quality report issued; Kansas needs improvement
National Council on Teacher Quality has released its new edition of its State Teacher Policy Yearbook. Kansas doesn’t do well.
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Kansas school efficiency task force report
The Kansas Governor’s school efficiency task force has released its recommendations.