Dave Trabert

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

Government
Kansas Gov. Kelly: School choice for my kids but not yours

(The Sentinel) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is staunchly opposed to school choice, except for her own children.  Alumni newsletters show Kelly and her husband, Dr. Ted Daughety, could… Read More

February 2, 2023
Culture
School officials’ maniacal focus on equity should shift to academic preparation

(The Sentinel) – Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently blasted Fairfax County school officials for their maniacal focus on equity after they withheld national merit award information from students until scholarship… Read More

January 30, 2023
Public Education
Kansas school district’s student achievement deception is all too typical

(The Sentinel) – Frustrated with district officials’ refusal to acknowledge a student achievement crisis, a group of Rose Hill parents mailed a postcard to residents showing the tragic truth –… Read More

January 19, 2023
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas Department of Education takes ‘another lap on the grade inflation tour’

(The Sentinel) – The Kansas Department of Education conducted a fifty-city “Kansans Can Success Tour” in 2021 that felt like high school pep rallies, with the announcement of record-setting… Read More

January 17, 2023
Public Education
Kansas school official’s wife was paid $41,000 in overtime

(The Sentinel) – Last week, the Sentinel reported that Beth Schutte, a school nurse in USD 261 Haysville, was paid $126,000 last year. The district didn’t respond to our inquiries before… Read More

November 22, 2022