Tag: student achievement
More student achievement deception in Gardner-Edgerton
Parents in the Gardner-Edgerton school district in Johnson County are being horribly misled about student achievement. The only question is…
Hypocritical hissy fits from SUBV, Game On over 1776 Project endorsements
They didn’t object when Democrats Laura Kelly, Sharice Davids, and Barbara Bollier got financial backing from out-of-state donors. But Stand…
Stand Up Blue Valley stands for mediocrity and bureaucracy
Stand Up Blue Valley likes to portray its leaders as “concerned parents” but their actions show they exist to support…
JoCo school boards request political ‘cover’ from commissioners
“Legal department had not made final review,” wrote Johnson County Commission Chair Ed Eilert , explaining why the school district…
KSDE denial of critical race theory is just another fairy tale
The rapidly growing backlash against critical race theory yesterday prompted the Kansas Department of Education (KSDE) to deny that CRT…
Wichita State prof: keep kids in underperforming schools
The folksy saying that goes ‘Don’t spit on my boots and try to tell me it’s raining’ means ‘don’t try…
More school funding deception from Stand Up Blue Valley
A recent Facebook post by Stand Up Blue Valley is another good example of advocacy groups placing a higher priority…
SMSD, board president Heather Ousley attempt to stifle speech
Shawnee Mission school board of education, led by President Heather Ousley, made several attempts to stifle speech at the May…
KC Star: government institutions matter, not students
The Missouri Legislature put student needs first in passing the state’s first school choice program, and parents are thrilled. People…
Kansas City Star education deceit throws kids under the bus
The Kansas City Star is notorious for false and misleading claims (see here, here, and here), but even for them,…
Is Barbara Bollier dishonest about school funding or misinformed?
A Sunflower State Journal report about former state senator Barbara Bollier chairing a new political action committee included a wildly…
Stand Up Blue Valley: fund systems, not students
The Kansas House of Representatives just approved legislation to give academically challenged students a chance for a better education, and…
KBOE President Jim Porter deceives on student achievement (again)
State Board of Education President Jim Porter made a conscious attempt to deceive members of the House K-12 Budget Committee…
KS education lobby attacks opportunity – Part 3, KASB
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB), the taxpayer-funded lobbying arm of local school boards, this week renewed their opposition…
KS education lobby attacks opportunity – Part 2, SMSD
The Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD) is part of the education lobby that is attacking opportunity for students who are…
Support honest journalism this Giving Tuesday
Media bias is a growing threat to liberty and you can do something about it this Giving Tuesday, December 1,…
The school board you elect is the school board you deserve
Thomas Jefferson’s warning – “The government you elect is the government you deserve” – is certainly ringing true these days,…
Top-heavy USD 500 Kansas City shortchanges teachers and students
USD 500 Kansas City gave Superintendent Charles Foust a 17% pay increase last year, while the approximate $92 million spent…
Kansas Reading Readiness Act to benefit students below grade level
Students in the 3rd and 4th grades who are struggling to read would benefit from the provisions of House Bill…
Gov. Kelly, David Toland need to answer questions on student achievement
On Nov. 14 of Kansas Framework For Growth, created by Governor Kelly’s administration and Commerce Secretary David Toland, put out a…