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Wichita student writing makes me wonder
Read more: Wichita student writing makes me wonderA comment left to one of my videos on YouTube reads exactly like this: no we need the bond issue because hes not in school and some schools do not have things that good like rich schools and they need to vote yes and plus it would give us a good sports things and more…
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The Obama education agenda, applied to Kansas
Read more: The Obama education agenda, applied to KansasEducation writer Diane Ravitch issues a verdict in her piece The Obama Education Agenda: “Despite White House press claims to the contrary, NCLB has been a huge disappointment, and its failure is not due to lack of funding.” That’s not what we hear in Kansas. Schools constantly complain about inadequate funding, and sue the state…
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Let Parents Choose. School Choice Works.
Read more: Let Parents Choose. School Choice Works.The Alliance For School Choice has a new campaign called “School Choice Works.” The website supporting this effort is at www.letparentschoose.org. If you care about the future of education in Kansas, I urge you to sign up to join this effort. You’ll receive some useful things from them, including a free School Choice Works bumper…
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Climate change alarmism in Kansas is expensive
Read more: Climate change alarmism in Kansas is expensiveToday’s Wichita Eagle reports on the high cost of climate change mitigation. (Climate cleanup costs could trickle down) Before Kansans commit to expensive courses of action that will be ineffective, we need to consider the wisdom of this action.
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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…