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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.

Public Education
Kansas AG says implementing Biden’s Title IX policy is “foolish and a waste of money”

(The Sentinel) – The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is telling school districts they must soon adopt policies — contrary to state law — that allow boys who identify as… Read More

June 6, 2024
Public Education
Education officials at the top of the 2023 Kansas pension ‘millionaires’ list

(The Sentinel) – Data provided by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System shows that Kansas has 4,375 KPERS ‘millionaires’ – state and local government retirees who will collect at least… Read More

May 20, 2024
Education, Kansas
Some Kansas schools support open enrollment law, others seem hostile

(The Sentinel) – The  bipartisan   Open Enrollment  legislation signed into law in 2022 offered hope for students who are trapped by their zip code… Read More

May 13, 2024
Kansas, Taxes
Legislature passes less expensive tax plan; Kelly vows another veto

(The Sentinel) — The Kansas House and Senate came together late Tuesday night to pass SB 37 with slightly higher tax rates that reduce the cost by $124 million over… Read More

May 1, 2024
Elections
Kansas Health Foundation spends big on ‘integrated voter engagement’ to change political landscape

Note: This is the first of a four-part series on “Integrated Voter Engagement” in Kansas. This article looks at the history of IVE and how it started… Read More

April 26, 2024