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KCUR Article re: Texas A&M School Funding Report

“‘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 they ultimately spend on schools this spring.” http://kcur.org/…/consultant-suggests-kansas-schools-could-… Originally posted to Facebook on 3/16/2018....
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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. “That amounts to a breathtaking repudiation of the long-standing conservative argument that there’s no link between outcomes and spending.” http://amp.kansascity.com/latest-news/article205595439.html… Originally posted to Facebook on 3/16/2018....
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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 Economic Growth, including this piece: https://realprosperityks.com/stark-realities-kansas-tax-ex…/. We also remind people that Mr. Trabert voiced support for raising taxes to support public education before he was employed by KPI as shown in this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fi4RBVgP-A0. Originally posted to Facebook on 3/15/2018....
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