Tag: Kansas State Department of Education
Fake government spawns fake news
Discussions of public policy need to start from a common base of facts and information. An episode shows that both our state government and news media are not helping
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.
Public education factbook for 2017
The fifth edition of data on public schools in Kansas is available.
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.
Kansas school employment
Kansas school employment rose slightly for the current school year, and ratios of employees to pupils fell, also slightly.
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.
