Tag: Education
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Kansas school standards remain high
Kansas school assessment standards remain at a high level, compared to other states. This is a welcome change from the past.
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What is the real problem at Wichita Southeast?
There is likely a different explanation for problems at a Wichita high schools from what we’ve been told by the school district and our newspaper.
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Reestablishing a Fundamental Principle of Democracy
The endless litigation over school funding places the state at risk of being able to a balance of a competitive tax climate and providing for the essential services required outside of the K-12 education system, writes Alan Cobb of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce.
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Tax benefits for education don’t increase education
Here’s evidence of a government program that, undoubtedly, was started with good intentions, but hasn’t produced the intended results.
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NAEP results for 2017 available in interactive visualizations
When properly considered, Kansas often underperforms the nation in the most recent assessment of “The Nation’s Report Card.”
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Kansas and Iowa schools
Should Kansas schools aspire to be more like Iowa schools?
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Colorado and Kansas schools
A writer claims that Colorado schools are well-funded, while Kansas schools are not.
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Dale Dennis, sage of Kansas school finance?
Is the state’s leading expert on school funding truly knowledgeable, or is he untrustworthy?
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Wichita school student/teacher ratios
During years of purported budget cuts, what has been the trend of student/teacher ratios in the Wichita public school district?