Tag: Education
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Kansas tax credit scholarship program
An op-ed in the Wichita Eagle regarding school choice prompts uninformed and misinformed comments.
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Kansas school salaries
An interactive visualization of Kansas school salaries by district and category.
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Kansas school spending, through 2018
Charts of Kansas school spending presented in different forms.
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Education gap on Wichita City Council
Currently there is discussion in Wichita on whether higher education is valued by residents. Following, from April 2011, a look at the educational achievement of the Wichita City Council.
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Wichita school spending, according to the Wichita Eagle
A recent editorial by the largest newspaper in Kansas misinforms its readers.
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Kansas teachers union compliance instructions released
If you’re running for office in Kansas and want the support of the teachers union, here are questions you’ll need to answer their way.
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Kansas school standards remain high
Kansas school assessment standards remain at a high level, compared to other states. This is a welcome change from the past.
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What is the real problem at Wichita Southeast?
There is likely a different explanation for problems at a Wichita high schools from what we’ve been told by the school district and our newspaper.
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Reestablishing a Fundamental Principle of Democracy
The endless litigation over school funding places the state at risk of being able to a balance of a competitive tax climate and providing for the essential services required outside of the K-12 education system, writes Alan Cobb of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce.
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Tax benefits for education don’t increase education
Here’s evidence of a government program that, undoubtedly, was started with good intentions, but hasn’t produced the intended results.
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NAEP results for 2017 available in interactive visualizations
When properly considered, Kansas often underperforms the nation in the most recent assessment of “The Nation’s Report Card.”
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Kansas and Iowa schools
Should Kansas schools aspire to be more like Iowa schools?