Tag: Education
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Kansas and Arizona schools
Arizona shows that Kansas is missing out on an opportunity to provide better education at lower cost.
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Public school experts
Do only those within the Kansas public schooling community have a say?
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School choice and funding
Opponents of school choice programs argue the programs harm traditional public schools, both financially and in their ability to serve their remaining students. Evidence does not support this position.
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The nation’s report card and charter schools
In many states, minority students perform better on the NAEP test when in charter schools.
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VIDEO: KPERS payments and Kansas schools
There is a claim that a recent change in the handling of KPERS payments falsely inflates school spending. The Kansas State Department of Education says otherwise.
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GetTheFactsKansas launched
From Kansas Policy Institute and the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, a new website with facts about the Kansas budget, economy, and schools.
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School spending in the states
School spending in the states, presented in an interactive visualization.
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School staffing and students
Trends for the nation and each state in teachers, administrators, and students, presented in an interactive visualization.
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David Dennis, gleeful regulatory revisionist
David Dennis, candidate for Sedgwick County Commission, rewrites his history of service on the Kansas State Board of Education.
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Kansas government ‘hollowed-out’
Is Kansas government “hollowed-out” even though spending is rising?
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State and local government employee and payroll
Considering all state and local government employees in proportion to population, Kansas has many, compared to other states, and especially so in education.
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Teachers unions vs. students
There is a dilemma in American education. On the one hand, teachers are essential to student achievement. On the other, teachers unions promote self-interests of their members which are antithetical to the interests of students.