The 2015 legislative session is coming, and with it we expect to see the continuing claim that our Kansas schools are failing. So, in addition to pointing out why we need more funding, and the dangers of the education “reforms” that will be pushed, we will also highlight some of the ways our schools are rising above their challenges. Here’s one.

“The Lawrence school district is shrinking the graduation rate gap among the highest and lowest achieving groups of students, thanks to an emphasis on fine-tuning classes and curricula so the needs of disadvantaged students and students of color are better met, Superintendent Rick Doll said.” http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/nov/11/lawrence-schools-closing-achievement-gap/