Author: Dave Trabert
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Things worth fighting for: individual liberty, America, civilization
It is fashionable in the midst of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine to call for bans on all things Russian,…
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KC Star pushes Kelly for governor with school funding lie
A guest column in today’s Kansas City Star by a retired teacher makes an outrageously false claim about school funding…
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KC Star makes false accusations on Parents Bill of Rights
Yesterday, a Kansas City Star article alleging that the Parents Bill of Rights legislative hearings wasn’t fair to transparency opponents…
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Rep. Jarrod Ousley, SM Post deceive parents on school choice
A recent column in the Shawnee Mission Post by Rep. Jarrod Ousley (D-Merriam) misrepresents the truth about civil rights, school…
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KPI supports teacher merit pay, school boards opposed
A legislative proposal to earmark about $50 million of school funding for teacher merit pay is being opposed by the…
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‘Shall conduct needs assessment’ confuses K-12 officials
Two state senators last week bluntly rebuked the Kansas Association of School Boards and the United School Administrators when they…
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Transparency works: 52% of local entities won’t increase property tax
Property tax transparency is working even better than proponents hoped, with 52% of local taxing authorities in Kansas deciding to…
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K-12 officials: choice for the system, not for students
“Today we’ve have heard about ways to give kids more choice and what we have received back would be all…
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NSBA wants schools to effectively have “one free rape”
The National Schools Boards Association (NSBA) and Fairfax County Public Schools want the U.S. Supreme to hear a case that…
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K-12 opposition to computer science underscores need for choice
The lineup of people testifying for and against a proposal to make completion of a computer science course a graduation…
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SB 347: $1 billion+ taxpayer subsidy for one mystery company
Governor Laura Kelly and her Commerce Department are behind Senate Bill 347 (SB 347), which could provide more than $1…
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De Soto TIF subsidy unanimously approved despite concern
Despite numerous public concerns, the De Soto City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a Taxpayer Increment Financing District (TIF) to…
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County Chair Ed Eilert mum on upwards of $1 million missing
Fox4 reports that as much as $1 million is missing from the Johnson County Courthouse, and County Chairman Ed Eilert…
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Wyandotte legislators silent on minority education gaps
White students are more than twice as likely to be on track as Black students in Wyandotte County according to…
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No documentation for mask order at BVSW in USD 229
An email from Principal Scott Roberts on January 7 informed parents of Blue Valley Southwest (BVSW) students in USD 229…
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COVID restrictions: medical, educational, or political decisions?
Before any new action is taken on COVID restrictions, citizens deserve a straight answer from officials to this question: What…
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Kansas lost population in 2021, residents seek lower tax burden
New population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show Kansas is one of 18 states that lost population in 2021. …
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SMSD considers revoking mask-optional policy on Jan. 3
The Shawnee Mission school district (SMSD) has called an emergency board meeting on January 3 at 5 pm to discuss…
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Hospitalizations and deaths much lower with Omicron
A report from the BBC says the Omicron COVID variant is much milder, and very early results indicate that certainly…
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Gov. Kelly: parents should butt out of curriculum issues
She said it more covertly than Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe but the message is the same — Kansas Governor…
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Threat of mask-related accreditation loss appears to be bogus
The latest mask mandate excuse from education officials – ‘we have to follow county orders or we will lose accreditation’…
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Health and Safety Advisory Council (HSAC) is a very bad idea
The left-leaning Johnson County Commission is entertaining an amendment to the County Charter to form a left-leaning Health and Safety…
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Blue Valley inflates COVID positivity rate for staff’s benefit
The Blue Valley school administration, notorious for putting the interests of adults ahead of students, has done it again. This…
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Mainstream Coalition: no say for parents in curriculum
Like Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, the Mainstream Coalition in Johnson County says parents should have no say on curriculum…