“The study “finds a strong, positive relationship between educational outcomes and educational costs,” the authors said in their report. District officials point to a 15.7 percent increase in the graduation rate over the past seven years and say they could make bigger strides with more resources, including more teachers and counselors.” http://amp.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article206674884.html?__twitter_impression=true Originally posted to Facebook on 3/26/2018....
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Wichita Eagle Editorial re: School Funding
“There is little positive news in the ongoing effort to fund Kansas public education. The state Supreme Court’s deadline for a new funding formula is five weeks away, the study statehouse leaders hoped would tell them spending minimally was an option instead told them to spend much more, and lawmakers said high-end figures are only reachable through hefty tax increases — in an election year.” http://amp.kansas.com/opi…/editorials/article206683354.html…...
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Leave a Comment Garden City Telegram Editorial re: School Funding…Stalling Won’t Help
“Those same lawmakers now want nothing to do with the lingering problem of school finance — which really is no surprise, considering their interest in shifting taxpayer support to private education options. And those who’d claim K-12 public schools are somehow wasteful should know the study also described Kansas schools as ‘already highly efficient’ in spending. “Every state lawmaker is charged with the difficult task of ensuring revenue is available to fund state services — public schools included. “They should stop complaining and stalling, and fix the problem.” http://www.gctelegram.com/…/editorial-stalling-wont-remedy-… Originally posted to Facebook on 3/25/2018....
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Leave a Comment Negative Impact of Vouchers by Center for American Progress
Kansas has its own “scholarship” aka voucher program. Data continue to accumulate indicating these programs are not helping students. “How bad are school vouchers for students? Far worse than most people imagine. Indeed, according to the analysis conducted by the authors of this report, the use of school vouchers—which provide families with public dollars to spend on private schools—is equivalent to missing out on more than one-third of a year of classroom learning. In other words, this analysis found that the overall effect of the D.C. voucher program on students is the same as missing 68 days of...
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