Category: Wichita and Kansas schools
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Kansas continues to snub school choice reform that helps the most vulnerable schoolchildren
Charter schools benefit minority and poor children, yet Kansas does not leverage their benefits, despite having a pressing need to boost the prospects of these children.
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Kansas school salaries
Kansas school salaries for superintendents, principals, and teachers presented in an interactive visualization for each district, updated for 2016 data.
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At Pachyderm: Kansas Legislature education chairs to speak
This week the Wichita Pachyderm Club features the chairs of the Kansas Legislature’s two education committees.
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Northwest High prank, some underlying facts
Instead of pranking, Wichita public school students and their leaders might consider a few facts.
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Kansas teachers union objects. Strenuously.
Here are a few items from today’s missive from Kansas National Education Association, the teachers union, along with commentary.
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Kansas teachers union opposes bill that empowers teachers
Kansas National Education Association, the state’s teachers union, opposes a bill that empowers teachers.
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In Kansas, teachers unions should stand for retention
A bill requiring teachers union to stand for retention elections each year would be good for teachers, students, and taxpayers.
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Docking survey produces misleading sentiment on Kansas school funding
A Kansas policy institution asks Kansans whether they support more school funding. But surveys in Kansas and nationwide have found that citizens are woefully uninformed on the level of school spending, usually guessing far below the actual level.
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Wichita teacher salaries compared
If Wichita public school teachers seem to be unhappy with their pay, there’s a reason why.
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Kansas school salaries
Kansas school salaries for superintendents, principals, and teachers presented in an interactive visualization for each district.
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Kansas school districts compliance with transparency law
Some Kansas school districts are not complying with basic transparency, even though there is a law, finds Kansas Policy Institute.
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Kansas school spending: Visualization
An interactive visualization of revenue and spending data for Kansas school districts.