Category: Wichita and Kansas schools
Wichita student/teacher ratios
Despite years of purported budget cuts, the Wichita public school district has been able to improve or maintain student/teacher ratios.
Wrong direction for Wichita public schools
A letter in the Wichita Eagle illustrates harmful attitudes and beliefs of the public school establishment.
Kansas state school assessments
An interactive presentation of Kansas state school assessment scores at the state, district, and building levels.
Kansas teachers union versus students
There’s no surprise that a labor union would support its members over all other considerations, even Kansas schoolchildren.
Accountability in Kansas public schools
Critics of school choice say there is no accountability outside the traditional public schools. Here are the standards Kansas used to hold its schools accountable.
School choice in Kansas: Some have it. Many do not.
Kansas non-profit executives work to deny low-income families the school choice opportunities that executive salaries can afford.
Kansas school spending, an interactive visualization
An interactive visualization of spending for Kansas school districts.
Pupil-teacher ratios in the states
Kansas ranks near the top of the states in having a low pupil-teacher ratio.
A Wichita school official talks about KPERS
A board member of the largest school district in Kansas repeated an untruth that has unfortunate consequences for Kansas schoolchildren.