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Are Entrepreneurs Modern Day Heroes? We think so! "Like" if you agree. h/t to LearnLiberty for the great video.


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Donna Matias demonstrates that entrepreneurs are not evil. Rather, they are heroes who successfully fulfill the needs of consumers.
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:09:01 +0000
Let's remember why we celebrate President's Day..."'[King George III, recently vanquished by Washington] asked his American painter, Benjamin West, what Washington would do after winning independence. West replied, 'They say he will return to his farm.'

'If he does that,' the incredulous monarch said, 'he will be the greatest man in the world.'" h/t The Cato Institute
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:34:17 +0000
State payroll heads back up, after a slight decline. Checked numbers updated earlier today at www.KansasOpenGov.org.


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Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:07:49 +0000
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Studies & Analysis
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KPI Analysis - Removing Barries To Better Public Education.pdf
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This analysis from KPI examines historical data for several measures of student achievement (e.g., ACT tests, NAEP, state exams, etc.) and spending on public education. It concludes that while spending has increased dramatically several different achievement metrics demonstrate that student achievement is relatively flat.
KPI Paper - Expanding Educational Opportunities in Kansas through Online Learning.pdf
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An examination of the history, future, and potential student achievement gains through online education.
KPI Paper - Reinventing The Kansas K-12 School System To Engage More Children in Productive Learning.pdf
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What steps can Kansas take right now to increase student achievement. KPI Education Policy Fellow, Dr. John Merrifield, examines where Kansas students are and where they could go.
KPI - Profile and Comparison of Kansas K-12 Education Levels - Hall December 2010.pdf
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This study investigates links between K-12 education spending and employment levels.
Kansas Policy Institute - Kansas K-12 Spending and Achievement Comparison.pdf
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This study explores whether student achievement is linked to increasing Kansas K-12 education spending.
Education V4.pdf
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Despite the unprecedented controversy, surprisingly little is understood about how much money schools actually receive, how that money is spent or even the basis upon which the court ruled in Montoy.
Volume III K-12 Spending.pdf
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Vol. II, identifies how court-mandated funding increases were spent by Kansas school districts and compares per-pupil spending across districts.
K-12 Expense Categories.pdf
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Cost center definitions for K-12 schools (Appendix “A” of Volume III in A Kansas Primer on Education Funding)
Appendix B.pdf
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High-to-low spending range by district enrollment size (Appendix “B” of Volume III in A Kansas Primer on Education Funding).
Appendix C.pdf
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District spending in each cost center, grouped by enrollment size (Appendix “C” of Volume III in A Kansas Primer on Education Funding)
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