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Kansas school reform issues
Read more: Kansas school reform issuesAs Kansas struggles to find funding for its public schools and other functions of government, we’re losing an opportunity to examine our schools and see if they’re performing as well as they should, both financially and academically.
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In Wichita, who is to plan?
Read more: In Wichita, who is to plan?Wichita government planners liken their planning process to that of individuals and businesses. but as Ludwig von Mises explains, the analogy does not hold.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday January 12, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday January 12, 2011Today: New Kansas Legislature website; few states, including Kansas, have good charter school laws; Will on Tuscon shootings; public safety director at Pachyderm; Kansas state sovereignty rally; AFP Kansas podcasts.
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Most Kansas students not ready for college
Read more: Most Kansas students not ready for collegeWhile 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.
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Wichita school district makes transparency effort
Read more: Wichita school district makes transparency effortA recent transparency effort by USD 259, the Wichita public school district, is welcome, but we need to wait to see if the district’s past poor attitude towards open records can be reversed.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday January 11, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday January 11, 2011Today: Legislature website still down; treasurer to ask for more information; Wichita CID proposals delayed; Longwell on citizen knowledge; State of the State tomorrow; this week at Sedgwick County Commission; changes to Kansas campaign law recommended.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Saturday January 8, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Saturday January 8, 2011Today: “This Week in Kansas” special edition; tax cuts are not a cost to government; Sedgwick County officeholders to be sworn in.
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In Wichita, two large community improvement districts proposed
Read more: In Wichita, two large community improvement districts proposedMore Community Improvement Districts in Wichita indicate a sales tax increase spreading across the city, and a city government captured by special interests.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday January 7, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday January 7, 2011Today: Education’s money; Kansas websites to be presented; Constitution thought to be more than 100 years old.
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Unintended consequences of credit card regulation
Read more: Unintended consequences of credit card regulationRegulation of credits cards has unintended consequences that harm both the customer with marginal credit as well as those with good credit.
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Kansas legislative forums should be for citizens
Read more: Kansas legislative forums should be for citizensKansas legislative forums are designed for citizen participation, but taxpayer-funded agencies appeared, too.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Thursday January 6, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Thursday January 6, 2011Today: State GOP chief to speak in Wichita; Kansas budget under more stress; Education and Medicaid spending protected; Kansas websites to be presented; Kansas school spending, constitutional issues discussed; low interest rates and saving.