This piece from KASB shows high school completion is at an all-time high in Kansas and the US, high school completion has been rising for all major ethnic groups, Kansas ranks high nationally in high school graduation rates, Kansas gets higher graduation outcomes while spending less per pupil and educating more at-risk students. http://tallmankasb.blogspot.com/2013/05/four-reasons-to-celebrate-high-school.html Tallman Education Report: Four Reasons to Celebrate High School Graduation in Kansas tallmankasb.blogspot.com...
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We can’t rely on the free market fairy
We agree with this piece. The free market fairy won’t work in Wisconsin or Kansas, and AFP and KPI are no friends of Kansas schools. http://oneteachersperspective.blogspot.com/2013/02/school-choice-free-market-fantasy.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FgtubR+%28One+Teacher%27s+Perspective%29...
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Leave a Comment KPI’s scorecard gives true education supporters low scores
The Kansas Policy Institute (KPI) has released a new scorecard tracking votes from the 2013 legislative session. The scorecard has been “expanded to also track education freedom, differentiating between legislation that is student-focused and that which is primarily designed for institutional benefit or the adults working in public education.” We understand that KPI/ALEC’s definition of education freedom is vouchers, distorted charters, online learning, etc. (all of which have been failing to improve education results in the states that have tried them) at the expense of funding for the public schools that will remain to serve ALL children. At...
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Leave a Comment Attempting to stack the Kansas Supreme Court
Rep. Kinzer has hatched a new plan to change judicial selection, AND lower mandatory retirement age by 10 years (so when they change the rules they can quickly put new judges and justices in place) AND strip the court of some of its jurisdiction. The legislature needs to accept the courts’ school funding decisions and quit trying to rig the system in their favor. http://cjonline.com/legislature/2013-05-15/house-panel-endorses-major-judicial-overhaul...
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