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Dave Trabert

Dave Trabert is Chief Executive Officer of Kansas Policy Institute, where he also does research and writes on fiscal policy and education issues.

Education
Kansas school official’s wife was paid $41,000 in overtime

(The Sentinel) – Last week, the  Sentinel   reported  that Beth Schutte, a school nurse in USD 261 Haysville, was paid  $126,000 last year . The district didn’t… Read More

November 23, 2022
Public Education
Kansas school nurse married to district official made $126,000 last year

(The Sentinel) – A school nurse in USD 261 Haysville was the fifth-highest-paid employee in the district last year, paid over $126,000.  That is more than 50% above the… Read More

November 17, 2022
Public Education
2022 pay increases for some school administrators dwarf teacher pay in Kansas

(The Sentinel) – The average teacher pay increased by 4.3%  (contracted base salary) in the 2022 school year, but some administrators received much larger increases. Wichita Superintendent Alicia Thompson… Read More

October 24, 2022
Public Education
Kansans give the public school system a ‘C’; biggest concern is ‘indoctrination’

(The Sentinel) – Not quite a year ago, Kansans gave the public school system in their district a pre-pandemic grade of ‘B’ (GPA 2.8) in a statewide public opinion… Read More

September 30, 2022
Opinion, Public Education
Former Kansas state senator isn’t telling the truth about school funding

(The Sentinel) – Sir Winston Churchill once said, “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” That has certainly been… Read More

August 29, 2022