Opinion
Dismal 2024 Kansas school assessments confirm outcomes won’t improve until adult behaviors change(The Sentinel) – Results and reactions to the 2024 Kansas assessment could have been predicted more than a year ago, and the exact prediction will hold true for future years:… Read More
Opinion
Kansas districts approved pay hikes for school administrators amid tragically low outcomes(The Sentinel) – The 2024 school year was dĂ©jĂ vu all over again – nice pay increases for administrators and low proficiency levels. Reading and math… Read More
Opinion
Kansas school district ignores financial realities while blaming legislators for lack of support(The Sentinel) – School board members of Shawnee Mission, Kansas, are pondering whether it is equitable to allow community-funded employees since most of the money comes from parents in wealthier… Read More
Opinion
Kansas school district tries to ‘hide’ 5% property tax increase(The Sentinel) – It was presented as a 0.2% tax increase, but the Leavenworth, Kansas, school district is really proposing a 4.9% property tax increase, according to information from its … Read More
Public Education
School-level ACT scores show frightening declines since 2015 in Kansas(The Sentinel) – ACT scores for individual high schools in Kansas show concerning declines since 2015 in most cases. The statewide composite in 2015 was 21.9 but fell steadily to… Read More