Category: Editorial
USD 453 Leavenworth administration misleads school board on state assessment results
The administration at USD 453 Leavenworth consciously gave school board members and parents a false impression of high school state…
Kansas ACT scores and college readiness fall again, hitting new lows
The ACT results just released for the 2024 school year show further declines in both raw scores and college readiness.…
Dismal 2024 state assessment confirms outcomes won’t improve until adult behaviors change
Results and reactions to the 2024 state assessment could have been predicted more than a year ago, and the exact…
Districts approved pay hikes for school administrators in 2024 while outcomes remain tragically low
The 2024 school year was déjà vu all over again – nice pay increases for administrators and low proficiency levels.…
Lansing school board gets deceptive budget proposal from USD 469 Superintendent Marty Kobza
The August 26 budget hearing conducted by the USD 469 Lansing school board was loaded with deception and subterfuge, seemingly…
Shawnee Mission school district’s priority is not on improving outcomes
Shawnee Mission school board members are pondering whether it is equitable to allow community-funded employees since most of the money…
USD 453 should be honest about its proposed 5% property tax increase
At its July board meeting, the USD 453 Leavenworth school board was shown a revenue-neutral rate chart that appears to…
Tax hike coming for the middle class if Trump tax cuts aren’t extended in 2025
President Joe Biden has often said he would not raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000. He said it…
Kansas Education Commissioner wants you to believe all students are at grade level
“Prairie Home Companion” on National Public Radio was about the fictional city Lake Wobegon, which host Garrison Keillor described as…
USD 497 Lawrence consciously deceives school board and parents about reading proficiency
According to the Lawrence Journal-World, USD 497 Chief Academic Officer Patrick Kelly announced at the June 10 board meeting that…
Overland Park Council member Melissa Cheatham deceives residents on property tax hike
Overland Park City Council member Melissa Cheatham recently demonstrated why the Kansas Legislature passed the Truth in Taxation Act in…
Kelly veto of HB 2036 shows disdain for taxpayers and the state’s economy
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of HB 2036 was entirely predictable. We’ve heard the same excuses as she vetoed every…
Kansas legislators should follow the principled lead of these three Democrats
“As I watch children in poverty, trapped in failing schools, who can hardly read, I’d be damned if I will…
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…
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…
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…