Earlier this year, the legislature passed a bill granting Gov. Brownback the power to appoint judges to the Kansas Court of Appeals, eliminating the merit selection process that had served the state well for many years and was instituted to prevent blatantly political appointments. We agree with this editorial and remind...
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No comments Monthly Archives: September 2013
What is the real state of Kansas education funding?
“This information should explain why school districts are experiencing budget ‘cuts’ even though funding has remained relatively ‘flat’ since 2009 in actual dollars, not adjusted for inflation. In terms of actual purchasing power, total funding per pupil has declined by over seven percent over the past five years. The portion...
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Not everything in this piece applies to Kansas, but most of it does: http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/Lloyd_Snow_Top_10_reasons_Oklahoma_public_schools_are/20130816_61_A12_CUTLIN863773...
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No comments Class sizes aren’t accurately depicted in compilations of data
Here’s some information on class sizes in the SMSD which highlights the danger of relying on compilations of data. Some have asserted that the student teacher ratio in SMSD is 15 to 1, but that fails to recognize that music, PE, art, speech and other teachers are in that number....
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