Tag: Kansas Policy Institute
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Kansas school funding block grants, new formula benefits students
Estimates from the Kansas Department of Education show that school funding would set new records under the block grant proposal, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Kansas school funding still sets new record with block grant proposal
Kansas school funding is at a record high this year and is projected to rise next year, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Rally for school choice in Kansas
Parents and children from around Kansas rallied in the Kansas Capitol for school choice.
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In Kansas, resolving school district spending variances could yield savings
Large variances in spending among school districts show that efficiency efforts driven by the Legislature could easily yield hundreds of millions in savings, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Better outcomes at a better price in Johnson County
If the other five Johnson County districts operated at the per-pupil cost of De Soto, the burden on taxpayers could be reduced by $127.1 million, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Kansas must get serious about spending
As Kansas struggles to balance the budget for this year and the next, the state needs to prepare for future budgets by resolving the problem of spending.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas school employment and spending
What is the trend in Kansas school employment? Then, what do citizens know about Kansas school spending? Finally, what did Milton Friedman have to say about private vs. government spending?
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Judicial panel used cherry-picked data in Gannon decision
If the increase in education funding prescribed in the most recent Gannon decision were to become a reality, it would mean a nice raise for teachers and likely more administrators, but student outcomes would remain flat and achievement gaps would continue, writes David Dorsey of Kansas Policy Institute.
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The philosophy and research supporting at-risk funding
What is the philosophy behind spending more taxpayer dollars to educate economically disadvantaged students, and what does the research say, asks David Dorsey of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Wichita Eagle labels hold a clue
How Wichita Eagle news stories label outside organizations is a window into the ideology of the paper’s newsroom.
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At risk school funding in Kansas
At risk funding provides extra dollars to schools based on the number of economically disadvantaged students enrolled, writes David Dorsey of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Year in Review: 2014
Here is a sampling of stories from Voice for Liberty in 2014.