When discussing bringing vouchers to Kansas, some legislators and lobbyists like to falsely claim vouchers don’t hurt public schools. Here’s the latest report. “Now, as the new school year begins, the Roosevelt Elementary School District opens with just 13 schools. That’s almost a third fewer than it had last spring,...
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WaPo Analysis on Koch Efforts to Remake K-12 Ed
The Koch brothers trying to meddle in public education is not new. They’ve been doing it through funding of organizations like ALEC for years. We also sounded the alarm when we learned of Chase and Annie Koch opening a private school in Wichita, also discussed in this article. We have...
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No comments WaPo Article on Financial Literacy Requirements
We opposed a bill to mandate financial literacy as a graduation requirement for Kansas high school students for multiple reasons. This article explains part of what’s wrong with such mandates. “Maybe we could design financial education more closely aligned with the financial needs and choices of average Americans, and divine...
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No comments Update on Charter Schools
“Meanwhile, as the big promises about charters have remained unfulfilled, real costs have been accruing. According to school finance expert Bruce Baker, the expansion of charters has weakened traditional public schools and created inefficiencies like duplicative administrative costs. Increased competition has led to many schools, charter and otherwise, closing down...
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