Tag: Education
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Kansas education topic on ‘This Week in Kansas’
Kansas education issues were a topic on a recent segment of KAKE TV “This Week in Kansas.”
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LOB property tax increase already in effect
Kansas school finance issues explained from Kansas Policy Institute.
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WichitaLiberty.TV December 29, 2013
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Are Kansas school leaders beng honest with schoolchildren and parents regarding Kansas school test scores? Then: Walter Williams on greed. Finally: Do we have too many laws? A look at the problem of overcriminalization.
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Here’s why Kansans are misinformed about schools
Is the Kansas City Star editorial board uninformed, misinformed, or simply lying to its readers?
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Kansas school test scores: What they don’t tell you
When comparing Kansas school test scores to those of other states, it’s important to consider disaggregated data.
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Kansas school test scores, in perspective
When comparing Kansas school test scores to those of other states, it’s important to consider disaggregated data. Otherwise we may — figuratively speaking — let the forest obscure the trees.
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Kansas news reporting questioned
It’s bad enough when facts are ignored in editorials but ignoring facts and choosing sides in news stories is tantamount to journalistic malpractice, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.
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Kansas school spending, sort of
A recent article in the Topeka Capital-Journal complained of the plight of schools in Kansas. Like much reporting we see regarding Kansas schools, the story is incomplete.
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Kansas school employment trends de-emphasize classroom teachers
A large body of research shows that nothing benefits students more than having effective teachers in the classroom. What is the tend of teacher employment in Kansas schools?