“‘It says if we’re going to get substantially higher outcomes,’ David Smith said, ‘then we need to spend more money.’ “The analysis — by external consultants — matters because Republican legislative leaders had hoped it could form the basis of their rationale to the Kansas Supreme Court for whatever amount...
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No comments Monthly Archives: April 2018
KC Star Editorial re: Texas A&M School Funding Report
“‘The analysis finds a strong, positive relationship between educational outcomes and educational costs,’ Taylor concluded. She also said a 1 percentage point increase in graduation rates is associated with a 1.2 percent increase in costs in lower grades and a 1.9 percent increase in costs at the high school level....
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No comments KPI Propaganda Given to KS Representatives
Rep. Cindy Holscher posted this photo of a brochure which awaited every Kansas Representative at their desks. We hope legislators and anyone else who is tempted to believe the Dave Trabert/KPI Kansas tax cut analysis to look at reality and the work of Duane Goosen and the Kansas Center for...
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No comments Game On Opposes SB 424 – Education Inspector General
We oppose SB 424 heard in the Senate Select Committee on Education Finance today for the reasons outlined by KASB. Read their testimony here: https://kasb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SB424T.pdf Originally posted to Facebook on 3/15/2018. ...
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