Dave Trabert

Dave Trabert is CEO of Kansas Policy Institute, where he also does research and writes on fiscal policy and education issues.

Public Education
County prosecutor won’t take election bribery case against superintendent

(The Sentinel) – The Ellis County Attorney’s decision to not prosecute election bribery signals that the trend of picking and choosing which crimes to prosecute is no longer confined to… Read More

May 26, 2022
Opinion, Public Education
Taxpayer exposes Olathe school board president’s bullying, misinformation tactics

(The Sentinel) – The Olathe school district says it won’t tolerate bullying and harmful behavior, which should also apply to school board members. But school board president Joe Beveridge… Read More

May 25, 2022
Public Education
Education officials top the 2021 KPERS ‘millionaires’ list

(The Sentinel) – Data provided by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System shows Kansas has 3,349 KPERS ‘millionaires’ – state and local government retirees who will collect at least $1… Read More

May 4, 2022
Culture, Public Education
SMSD justifies transgender discussions with kindergarteners

(The Sentinel) – A PTA meeting for Trailwood Elementary in the Shawnee Mission school district disclosed the district’s rationale for discussing transgender and sex issues with kindergartners and other young… Read More

April 14, 2022
Public Education
Topeka super Tiffany Anderson misleads parents on student achievement

(The Sentinel) – To hear Topeka Superintendent Tiffany Anderson talk about student achievement in her district, you would think it is pretty good overall. But as is often the case with… Read More

March 30, 2022