Tag: Wichita and Kansas schools
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Americans uninformed about school spending, study finds
When asked about levels of spending on public schools, Americans are likely to vastly underestimate the amount that schools spend.
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Kansas school spending advocates on the numbers
Next week there’s going to be a march on the Kansas statehouse asking for more spending on Kansas schools. In support of the march and the plea for more spending, a group has created a website titled Adequate Yearly Funding.
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Wichita legislative forum highlights differences in approach to government spending
Yesterday over 200 people packed a room at Wichita State University to attend a forum of Wichita-area Kansas state legislators. The meeting was chaired by Representative Steve Brunk, a Republican who represents Bel Aire and parts of far northeast Wichita.
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Kansas school consolidation, information reform bill introduced
A bill has been introduced in the Kansas House of Representatives which would require consolidation of small school districts and increase the ability to manage schools through common accounting standards and information availability.
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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for March 5, 2010.
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Wichita schools present case for spending to public
Last night USD 259, the Wichita public school district, held two meetings with the public seeking ideas on how to deal with a budget shortfall. I attended the meeting at Southeast High School.
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Artificial turf meets Wichita public schools board
Here’s a citizen-contributed report from one of last night’s meeting of the board of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, with the public seeking ideas on how to deal with a budget shortfall. There were two meetings, one at Southeast High School, and one at West High School. This is a report from someone…
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Wichita school employee-student ratio drops
For the 1998-1999 school year, there were 8.55 Wichita public school employees for each full-time equivalent enrollment. For 2007-2008, that number dropped to 6.74 employees per student. That’s an increase of 21% over a period of nine years.
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Wichita schools: why so many employees?
Tomorrow evening USD 259, the Wichita public school district, is holding two meetings seeking input from the public on budget matters. Perhaps someone will ask a few questions about why spending has been increasing so fast. The number of students for each employee would be a good question. The chart below shows the trend for…
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Wichita schools seek public input on budget priorities
On Monday, the Wichita public schools board of education will be holding two meetings seeking input from the public on school budgets.
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Your Kansas Tax Dollars: Efficient, Effective & Targeted?
following is a press release concerning an event of interest this Saturday in Arkansas City. Arkansas City (February 16, 2010) – “In any economy, but especially our current economy, the use of tax dollars is an issue every Kansas taxpayer should be interested and involved in. As we visit with citizens, we’re finding they do…