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Wichita School Bond: 25% Might Come From Other Pocket
Read more: Wichita School Bond: 25% Might Come From Other PocketOne of the ways the Wichita school bond was promoted was the 25% argument. This referred to the fact that the state of Kansas would pay 25% of the bond repayment costs. USD 259, the Wichita public school district, urged Wichitans to think of this as free money. As reported in news media, the Kansas…
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Governor orders steeper cuts in face of budget crisis
Read more: Governor orders steeper cuts in face of budget crisisKansas Liberty reports this about the Kansas budget: “Kansas is headed for a financial disaster, but nobody’s sure yet exactly what to do about it.” One of the things the passage of the school bond issue in Wichita has done is to place an additional burden on the Kansas budget. Some bond issue supporters spoke…
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Wichita school bond won’t fix this
Read more: Wichita school bond won’t fix thisWichita school employees and students are happy that the bond issue passed. As Wichitans watch new facilities being built — and as we start to pay for them — we need to remember that there are some things that this spending isn’t capable of fixing.
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The conflict view creates barriers
Read more: The conflict view creates barriersIn Barriers Broken?, Lew Rockwell takes a look at what barriers have been broken with the election of Barack Obama.
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Wichita School Bond Issue Passes
Read more: Wichita School Bond Issue PassesThe Wichita school district has assured citizens that everything in this bond issue is for student achievement. I hope for the sake of Wichita’s schoolchildren that the bond accomplishes what its supporters have promised. Our community now has an additional financial burden to bear in this uncertain economic climate. In addition, the district must also…
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Problems with Wichita’s Economic Forecasts
Read more: Problems with Wichita’s Economic ForecastsOn October 7, 2008, the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University released a glowing economic forecast for the near future in Wichita. Events immediately following the release of this report, however, illustrate just how hard it is to forecast economic conditions. When policymakers rely on these reports, bad decisions are…
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Charter Schools on the Rise in Kansas City, But Not in Wichita
Read more: Charter Schools on the Rise in Kansas City, But Not in WichitaParents in Kansas City, Missouri are making widespread use of an educational option that’s not available in Wichita. As reported in today’s Kansas City Star (Charter schools on the rise in KC), about 23 percent of Kansas City schoolchildren attend charter schools.
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Helen Cochran on the Wichita School Bond Issue
Read more: Helen Cochran on the Wichita School Bond IssueHere’s a link to Helen Cochran speaking about the Wichita school bond issue on KAKE television. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE86dkwm5R8 Here’s Helen’s statement as to why she didn’t attend the debate: Late yesterday afternoon, after repeatedly requesting information for several weeks, I was finally informed of the forum details for a school bond issue debate sponsored by the…
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Why Austrian Economics Matters More Than Ever
Read more: Why Austrian Economics Matters More Than EverHere’s a talk recently delivered by Lew Rockwell, president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. This organization remains the best place to learn about why our economy is in such trouble. The full speech can be read at Why Austrian Economics Matters More Than Ever. An excerpt: I report on this not so that we…
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Wichita Public School District: Taxation Without Information is the Policy
Read more: Wichita Public School District: Taxation Without Information is the PolicyTaxation without information. I wish I could take credit for inventing this phrase that I recently heard someone use. It captures very well the key characteristic of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, and its campaign for the proposed 2008 bond issue. This school district resists providing information that will help journalists and citizens…
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Chuck Baldwin for President. Maybe.
Read more: Chuck Baldwin for President. Maybe.My friend Leslie Carbone has endorsed Chuck Baldwin for president. I’d been decided on Bob Barr for some time, but Leslie’s got me thinking.
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Wichita School Bond Economic Impact
Read more: Wichita School Bond Economic ImpactIn February 2008, Janet Harrah of the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University produced a report titled “Wichita Public Schools: Impact Analysis Operations Impact, Bond Impact and Success Measures.” This report painted a glowing picture of the USD 259 (Wichita, Kansas public school district) bond issue in 2000. The district…