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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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Huffington Post Opinion Piece on ‘School Choice’

Thanks to our friends at Network for Public Education for bringing this article to our attention. “So many of the choices that we make, personally and collectively, are about running away from this history. At some point, instead of fleeing and hunting for the next shiny scheme, we have to stay and conquer the inequities and disadvantages that have continued to accumulate in this country. ” The harsh truth about school choice. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-hopkinson-school-choice_us_5aa2cd35e4b01b9b0a3b2133 Originally posted to Facebook on 3/11/2018....
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