Tag: Kansas State Board of Education
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In Kansas, education is all about money and politics for UMEEA
Media reaction to the school finance legislation has been pretty predictable, focusing almost exclusively on institutions and ignoring the impact on students, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Kansas Association of School Boards: Putting institutions and money before individual students
In Kansas, institutional demands for more money continue to drive the debate, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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WichitaLiberty.TV October 13, 2013
On this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: First, host Bob Weeks looks back at some issues covered in earlier episodes of WichitaLiberty.TV to see if there’s been progress. Then, Bob uses a little bit of elementary statistics to uncover unfortunate facts about Kansas public schools. Finally, Amanda BillyRock illustrates another chapter of “Economics in One Lesson” about…
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Kansas school test scores, a hidden story
This video takes a look at Kansas and Texas school test scores and reveals something that might surprise you.
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Why are Kansas school standards so low?
At a time when Kansas was spending more on schools due to an order from the Kansas Supreme Court, the state lowered its already low standards for schools.
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Kansas school standards have changed
At a time when Kansas was spending more on schools due to an order from the Kansas Supreme Court, the state lowered its standards for schools.
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Kansas school test scores, in perspective
We hear a lot about how Kansas shouldn’t strive to become more like Texas, especially regarding schools. But how do schools in these states compare?
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Electing Kansas legislators: Education issues
Before Kansas voters can decide who should represent them in the state Legislature, we must have accurate information. This is especially important when it comes to which candidates will make responsible decisions about how to improve our schools, writes Dr. Walt Chappell.
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At Kansas Board of Education, some questions aren’t allowed
At a meeting of the Kansas Board of Education, chair David Dennis uses his authority to bury topics the public school bureaucracy doesn’t want mentioned.