Tag: Wichita and Kansas schools
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Kansas school fund balances
Kansas school fund balances rose significantly this year, in both absolute dollars and dollars per pupil.
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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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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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WichitaLiberty.TV: Joseph Ashby on Kansas judges, schools, and the president
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Radio Show Host Joseph Ashby joins host Bob Weeks to talk about Kansas judges, Kansas schools, and presidential politics.
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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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Kansas government ‘hollowed-out’
Is Kansas government “hollowed-out” even though spending is rising?
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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.
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Wichita teachers union president on video
The president of United Teachers of Wichita has been caught on video expressing thoughts that can’t be comforting to Wichita parents with children in the state’s largest school district.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Cost of Kansas schools, government schools, and understanding Kansas school outcomes
Is it true that some Kansas schoolchildren have no hope of attending a private school? What’s wrong with government schools? Then a talk on “Rethinking Education Tomorrow Starts with Understanding Outcomes Today.”
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A Kansas school superintendent writes about school finance
A Kansas school superintendent explains school financing, but leaves out a large portion of the funds that flow to his district.