Tag: Wichita and Kansas schools
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In Kansas, school reformers not wanted
The Kansas public school establishment expects school board members to be compliant and unquestioning.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday January 18, 2011
Today: Education reformer to speak in Kansas; Wichita council candidate websites spotted; schools’ funding claims questioned; Kansas schools rated; Insurance costs on the rise in Kansas.
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Kansas school reform issues
As Kansas struggles to find funding for its public schools and other functions of government, we’re losing an opportunity to examine our schools and see if they’re performing as well as they should, both financially and academically.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday January 12, 2011
Today: New Kansas Legislature website; few states, including Kansas, have good charter school laws; Will on Tuscon shootings; public safety director at Pachyderm; Kansas state sovereignty rally; AFP Kansas podcasts.
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Most Kansas students not ready for college
While Kansas high school students perform slightly better than the nation, only 26 percent of students that take the ACT test are ready for college-level coursework in all four areas that ACT considers.
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Wichita school district makes transparency effort
A recent transparency effort by USD 259, the Wichita public school district, is welcome, but we need to wait to see if the district’s past poor attitude towards open records can be reversed.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday January 7, 2011
Today: Education’s money; Kansas websites to be presented; Constitution thought to be more than 100 years old.
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Kansas legislative forums should be for citizens
Kansas legislative forums are designed for citizen participation, but taxpayer-funded agencies appeared, too.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday December 27, 2010
Today: This week at Wichita City Council, Kansas schools’ unspent funds, Which Brownback will govern, Rapidly rising costs at Kansas Universities criticized, States and their pension problems, Airport security found lacking.
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Kansas ranks low in policies on teacher quality
States are the primary drivers of teacher policy, and the states, particularly Kansas, are not doing a good job promoting teacher quality.
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Kansas school spending: the charts
Kansas school spending was down for the most recent school year.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday December 5, 2010
Today: Wichita city council, Wichita and Kansas schools, Community Improvement Districts