Author: Dave Trabert
KASB congratulates USD 489 Hays on declining student outcomes
If Benjamin Franklin were alive today, he might say there are three things you can count on – death, taxes,…
KPR correction shows journalistic integrity
Media rightfully gets a lot of criticism for bias, but Kansas Public Radio (KPR) deserves credit today for having the…
Students are trapped in the twilight zone of public education
Imagine, if you will, entering the Kansas State Capitol Visitor Center and beginning the long walk through an underground stone…
Kansas House Democrats fundraise off school funding lies
An email sent on March 27 by Kansas House Democrats under the signature of Rep. Valdenia Winn (D-Kansas City) contains…
Niche, Wichita Eagle push student achievement deception
A false sense of high achievement is one of the greatest barriers to students getting the education they need. Many…
KASB SPED claim is its latest deliberate deception
If Benjamin Franklin were alive today, he would say there are four things certain in life: death, taxes, there will…
KSDE: evidence shows students are negatively impacted by a 4-day school week
There is a growing trend in small school districts to go to a 4-day school week, which, unfortunately, is another…
KASB budget advice is contrary to state law, silent on improving outcomes
Kansas school board members are getting budget advice from the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) that is contrary to…
Sen. Rob Olson rebate proposal exposes his flat tax hypocrisy
State Senator Rob Olson (R-Olathe) has said he opposes the flat tax because it gives too much relief to high-income…
School officials’ accreditation testimony exposes assault on academic achievement
You might think that mandating loss of accreditation for requiring school districts that don’t comply with state law would not…
Exposing Governor Kelly’s pants-on-fire claim that the flat tax creates budget deficits
Governor Kelly’s budget director, Adam Proffitt, tells legislators that the flat tax in HB 2284 puts the state into budget…
Low-income families save more on the flat tax proposal than with Gov. Kelly’s plan
Low-income families fare much better under the flat tax proposed this week by the Kansas House and Senate leadership team…
No, Gov. Kelly, your programs are not working
Gov. Kelly says that the growth in the third quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) proves that her programs – primarily, subsidies…
Gov. Kelly, KASB gaslight parents with 2023 student achievement claims
Gaslight is a term used by some mental health practitioners to clinically describe a form of prolonged coercive control in…
USD 469 superintendent uses property tax deception to oppose open enrollment
Comments made at the Lansing school board meeting on November 13 exposed a consciously false claim and several school funding…
Leavenworth supers want more money, higher property tax, no accountability
The 2024 legislative agenda that Leavenworth County superintendents are proposing for adoption by their school boards is loaded with demands…
Claiming Level 2 is on track for college/career is dumbing down standards
Some education officials in Kansas are trying to make parents believe that scores in Level 2 on the state assessment…
A+ Team gets an F for honesty
The A+ Team, a slate of four candidates for the Blue Valley school board, posted a social media ad claiming that…
Race-based, income-based achievement gaps widen in Johnson County
Achievement gaps in math and English Language Arts are worse for minorities and low-income students in the three largest school…
More false claims from SUBV on spending and achievement
The activists of Stand Up Blue Valley (SUBV) are working hard to protect the bureaucracy at students’ expense by pushing…
Newspapers deny reality on CRT, achievement to push status quo in school board races
Videos, teacher training materials, and even school teacher testimony shows the tenets of critical race theory (CRT) are embedded in…
Miserable outcomes indicate KSDE should abandon “Kansans Can” and get back to academics
The Kansas Department of Education introduced its current gimmick – “Kansans Can” – in 2016 with great fanfare. Instead of…
KSDE Star Awards recognize process, cover up declining outcomes
The Kansas Department of Education’s Star Awards program is another means of covering up low achievement and helping school districts…
Recommendations to improve achievement by changing adult behaviors
Testimony submitted this week to the Special Committee on Education crystalized three unfortunate realities: (1) student achievement is low and…