Read this thorough blog post by Mark Tallman of KASB. In it he explains how KS schools are doing and how changing expectations impact schools and school funding. “Kansas public schools have always been improving as more students reach higher levels than in the past. They have also always been...
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KASB Report on School Funding
“Kansas ranked 30th among the 50 states in total funding per K-12 student in 2017, providing more than $1,500 less than the national average, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. “That gap steadily widened since 2009, when it was $311. Adjusted for inflation, Kansas per pupil...
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No comments KASB, USA-Kansas Oppose HB 2789 on Concealed Carry in Schools
We don’t think this bill will become law in its current form, but it’s a bad bill, and we think our audience should know about it and contact committee members to urge them to vote against it. Here is some background from KASB. KASB and the United School Administrators of...
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No comments KASB: What We Learned From the New Cost Study
Here are the key points from the study, and why its findings are not really surprising. 1. Amount of money matters in student achievement. 2. Kansas already has highly efficient schools. 3. It takes a really big increase in funding to have the best results in the nation. 4. Additionally...
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