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A-F Grading for Kansas schools results show continued declines in 2023
The new “A-F Grading for Kansas Schools,” based on 2023 state assessment scores, shows nearly half of Kansas public schools…
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…
Book exposes how the Kansas education bureaucracy works against students
One in three students in Kansas is below grade level in reading and math, but instead of addressing the problem,…
Five myths in KASB attempt to excuse low student achievement
The recent report from the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) on K-12 student assessment entitled Understanding State Assessment Data…
Open Enrollment, other education reforms signed into law by governor
Beginning in 2024, open enrollment will permit any Kansas student to transfer schools, based on the receiving school’s capacity, following…
A-F Grading of Kansas schools: just one A but 80 Fs
Based on the 2021 state assessment scores, only one public school in Kansas earned an “A” on Kansas Policy Institute’s…
Standards-referenced grading de-emphasizes effort, diminishes transparency
Wichita USD 259 is changing grading for K-5 students for the 2019-2020 school year to a system called Standards Reference…