Tag: Wichita and Kansas schools
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Statement opposing Kansas tax funded lawsuits
As the parent of children attending Wichita Public Schools I am here tonight as a citizen, a taxpayer, a parent, and not as a county commissioner. The news reports that I have seen indicate that the Wichita school board is about to join another lawsuit against the state of Kansas. The news reports indicate that…
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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for January 4, 2010.
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What’s missing from the Dennis editorial on Kansas school funds
Today’s Wichita Eagle carries an editorial by Kansas School Board member David Dennis taking issue with claims that Kansas schools have money that can be spent. At issue is the claim made by the Kansas Policy Institute and Kansas School Board member Walt Chappell that Kansas schools have hundreds of millions in funds that could…
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New Kansas test scores not good news
Kansas school spending advocates point to years of rising test scores as evidence that increasing school spending in Kansas has been a good investment. They also use this as a reason as to why school spending should not be cut further, and that taxes in Kansas ought to be increased to pay for additional school…
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Wichita schools on the funding decrease
How much has Wichita and Kansas public school funding decreased? It depends on who you ask, and the context, too.
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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for December 21, 2009.
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KNEA uses incomplete funding data to argue for tax hikes
In a story illustrated with several charts, Kansas Liberty shows that the Kansas National Education Association or (KNEA, the teachers union), is not to be trusted when talking about Kansas school finance.
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Senator Steve Abrams to present topics in Kansas education
At this Friday’s meeting of the Wichita Pachyderm Club, Kansas Senator Dr. Steve Abrams, Republican from Arkansas City. Abrams served 14 years on the Kansas State Board of Education. In 2008 he was elected to the Kansas Senate from the 32nd district, which covers all of Cowley and Sumner counties, and a small portion of…
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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for December 14, 2009
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Kansas Policy Institute releases ‘Kansas Primer on Education Funding’
Recently the Kansas Policy Institute (formerly known as the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy) released “A Kansas Primer on Education Funding.” This is a four-volume set of research, with volumes one and two available at present.
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AFP releases Kansas education spending policy primer
Americans for Prosperity-Kansas has released a three-page document that details some facts about Kansas spending on schools and education. “There have been claims that funding for schools has ‘returned to pre-Montoy levels,’” said AFP-Kansas state director Derrick Sontag. “However the policy primer clearly shows that K-12 education has realized nearly a $1 billion increase in…
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Kansas school funding email confuses, misleads
Kansas Liberty is reporting that an email message making the rounds is based on incorrect and misleading information.