Posted Date: 08/11/2023
How has school funding changed compared to inflation and other measures? In a previous post, I shared the first part of a recent conversation with a long-time friend who often brings me questions . . .
Posted Date: 08/11/2023
How have changes in student numbers and needs changed school employment? It’s a school board election year in 2023, which means attention to public education issues. I recently had lunch with a . . .
Posted Date: 08/11/2023
How have educational results changed following changes in students, staffing, and funding? In two previous posts, I’ve been sharing a recent conversation with a long-time friend who often brings . . .
Posted Date: 07/10/2023
KASB has posted a new report on K-12 education funding and outcomes in Kansas and other states. Kansas continues to lag behind the U.S. average in per-pupil funding. Despite increasing state . . .
Posted Date: 06/21/2023
Kansas ranks 17th in the nation in people who have a "high quality" postsecondary credential, according to a group that promotes learning after high school. With 55.7 percent of Kansans aged 25-65 . . .
Posted Date: 05/17/2023
May is the month for most school graduations, and although final data about the class of 2023 will not be known for some time, there is already much to celebrate. These students have earned diplomas . . .
Posted Date: 05/08/2023
Kansas is undertaking a major effort to improve student reading skills, with a special focus on the early years and students with characteristics of dyslexia. Initiatives include a universal . . .
Posted Date: 04/04/2023
I've been visiting Kansas schools that have won national or State Board of Education recognition for showing improvement in the State Board's Kansans Can outcomes: academic achievement, graduation . . .
Posted Date: 03/21/2023
Hillsboro Elementary School was one of two Kansas schools honored this year as an Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Distinguished School for positive educational advances and outstanding . . .
Posted Date: 03/16/2023
Ingalls USD 477 is a 230-student, 1A high school district in southwest Kansas, midway between Dodge City and Garden City. It's one of the smaller school districts in Kansas, but Education . . .