“Betty Arnold, president of the Wichita Unified School District 259 school board, says she has concerns private schools aren’t playing on a level playing field, because many don’t have to publish academic outcomes such as aggregated standardized test scores and graduation rates.

“’The lack of accountability is always a huge concern,’ Arnold said.

“Many times, she said, her district has seen children arrive from private schools where they fell behind.

“’It’s almost as if they’ve lost a year,’ she said, but because only the public schools are held accountable, they “are the ones that get the black eye.'”

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