March 29, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Category: Editorial

2023 state assessment results reflect Einstein’s definition of insanity

The preliminary 2023 state assessment results once again demonstrate that student achievement will remain stubbornly low until the Legislature steps…

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Stand Up Blue Valley misleads voters on school board elections

Stand Up Blue Valley, a lobbying group that primarily works to elect legislators who will vote to raise taxes and…

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Missouri needs the revenue-neutral Truth in Taxation Act

The Jackson County (Missouri) Assessor’s office is taking a lot of heat for property tax increases over the last several…

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KSDE deceives school districts on efficiency and achievement

Imagine 100 students take a test where Johnnie gets a C and only four students had higher grades.  That puts…

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KS Reflector columnist defends bureaucracy with false achievement claims

A guest columnist for the Kansas Reflector wants you to believe that the public school bureaucracy is producing high achievement,…

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Petty politics prevented $1.4 billion in tax relief in Kansas

Virtually every effort to provide state tax relief over the last ten years was met with the ‘Don’t Be Like…

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Employment falls in Laura Kelly’s tax-and-spend economy

The March jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Governor Laura Kelly’s tax-and-spend economy lost 4,800 private-sector jobs…

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Flat tax in SB 169 is good for Kansas taxpayers

by Grover Norquist and Dave Trabert It was clear from the very beginning. Despite winning reelection on a message of…

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Gov. Kelly’s false claims in veto of income, property, and sales tax relief

It’s no secret that Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is a tax-and-spender — spending has jumped 31% since she took office…

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Bi-partisan self-interest in politics destroys education opportunities

The struggle to get kids a decent education validates Thomas Sowell’s premise on the priorities of most politicians – their…

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Kansas Reflector gaslights readers on school funding, makes false accusations of legislators

A recent story about school funding in the Kansas Reflector reminded me of a quote by Winston Churchill – a…

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USD 489 Hays: no apparent written plan to improve low proficiency levels

The USD 489 Hays website says its mission is “to provide a quality learning experience for every student in every…

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Kansas Values Institute doesn’t value honesty

Kansas Values Institute, which says it promotes “traditional Kansas values,” must not think that Kansans value honesty. An email blast…

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Kansas Reflector makes false claims on flat tax, ESAs

The Kansas City Star earlier this month deceived readers about education, and now the Kansas Reflector is making false claims…

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KC Star in the running for journalistic malpractice award

If there was an award for journalistic malpractice, the Kansas City Star would be a leading contender. The most recent…

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McClatchy, Iorio collude to keep kids uneducated

One-third of public school students in Kansas cannot read or do math at grade level, and the McClatchy newspapers and…

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More efficient spending keeps taxes low in other states

Every state provides the same basket of services, but some of them have an efficient spending mentality and that allows…

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KS education commissioner claims ‘proficient’ is a made-up term

Kansas education commissioner Randy Watson earlier this week told the State Board of Education that “proficient is a made-up term…

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State school board member Ann Mah chooses systems over students in school choice debate

When school officials talk about education in general or school choice in particular, their focus is almost exclusively on what…

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Gov. Kelly: school choice for my kids but not yours

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is staunchly opposed to school choice, except for her own children.  Alumni newsletters show Kelly and…

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School officials’ maniacal focus on equity should shift to academic preparation

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently blasted Fairfax County school officials for their maniacal focus on equity after they withheld national…

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Really, KSDE? Bragging about a record grade inflation rate?

The Kansas Department of Education conducted a fifty-city “Kansans Can Success Tour” in 2021 that felt like high school pep…

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Rose Hill superintendent’s student achievement deception is all too typical

Frustrated with district officials’ refusal to acknowledge a student achievement crisis, a group of Rose Hill parents mailed a postcard…

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Haysville school nurse married to district official made $126,000 last year

A school nurse in USD 261 Haysville was the fifth-highest-paid employee in the district last year, paid over $126,000.  That…

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