Category: Wichita and Kansas schools
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Florida school choice helps public schools
In Florida, a tax credit program that funds scholarships that allow students to attend private schools helps everyone, even those who stay in public schools. Kansas should learn from this.
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Kansas school spending advocates sue; opportunity for reform is overlooked
As Kansas schools sue taxpayers for more funding, important issues of education in Kansas are being overlooked.
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School choice solution to Kansas school funding
In its search to find a solution to the problem of funding its government schools, Kansas is overlooking a sure solution: widespread school choice.
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Again, citizens are uninformed on school spending
As has been shown in the past in Kansas and across the country, citizens are grossly uninformed about the amount of money public schools spend.
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School bailout about unions, not kids
The U.S. Congress is rushing to approve a spending bill to retain teacher jobs that are not in actual jeopardy, according to the Center for Education Reform.
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KNEA, Kansas teachers union, makes endorsements
The Kansas National Education Association (KNEA, the teachers union) has released the list of candidates it is endorsing in the August 3rd Kansas primary election. If you’re thinking about using the teachers union as a source of voting recommendations, you ought to familiarize yourself with the teachers union and its activities. Then you can decide…
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Kansas ‘pigs at the trough’ award goes to …
Dietz said that earlier this year, an organization had labeled schools as “pigs at the trough.” Saying she is speaking for herself only and not on behalf of any organization, Dietz noted that “Mark is our lead lobbyist for K-12 education, and Diane represents Wichita Public Schools.” She presented both with a memento that had…
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Wichita teachers union uses meeting for advocacy, campaigning
Two weeks ago, while the Kansas Legislature was working on budget and tax issues, Larry Landwehr, president of United Teachers of Wichita, the union for Wichita public school teachers, addressed the board of USD 259, the Wichita public school district.
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For Kansas school spending lobby, truth is frustrating
Today’s lead Wichita Eagle editorial complains that a Kansas public policy group’s position on school fund balances is frustrating. It would be one thing if the findings made by the Kansas Policy Institute were false. But it has been found that these findings are true: Kansas schools have been spending down the funds in the…
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Kansas House committee considers school funds
Yesterday the Kansas House of Representatives Education Budget Committee heard testimony on HB 2748. The bill would give Kansas school districts flexibility in spending funds.
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Most Kansas students not ready for college
While Kansas high school students perform slightly better than the nation, only 26 percent of students that take the ACT test are ready for college-level coursework in all four areas that ACT considers.