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Kansas Policy INstitute
School Choice
Kansans’ access to U.S. school choice tax credits hinges on Democrat governor after legislative approval

Kansas lawmakers want to make federal school choice tax credits available to the state’s families, though it’s unclear whether the governor will allow it. Both the… Read More

March 18, 2026
Opinion
KS Dept. of Ed. hides from TV cameras to avoid being confronted on reducing proficiency standards

(The Sentinel) – It’s not uncommon for education administrators to make easily debunked claims about student achievement or school finance from the safety of a board room where no one… Read More

December 3, 2025
Kansas
Judge rules Kansas city violated famous burger joint’s rights in UFO-themed mural case

(The Sentinel) — The City of Salina unconstitutionally restricted the free speech of a century-old hamburger restaurant when it decided UFO-themed artwork on the outside wall of the Cozy Inn… Read More

November 21, 2025
Education, Kansas
School board members can actually be hampered from doing their jobs by an entrenched education establishment. This new organization is here to help

Imagine winning a school board seat in order to make a difference in education, only to find out the system doesn’t appear to want you to. That’s the position untold… Read More

April 10, 2023
Education
Kansas special education funding exceeded expenditures, contrary to claims of school funding advocates

(The Sentinel) – School funding advocates met at the Capitol in Topeka  recently  to make the case that special education in Kansas is underfunded.  But other testimony presented shows… Read More

November 29, 2022
Education
Kansas K-12 spending ranked #11, but ‘bang for the buck’ falls to #38

(The Sentinel) – Public school spending and student achievement in Kansas resemble an escalator; one side (spending) goes up, and the other (achievement) goes down. That’s the analysis of a… Read More

November 22, 2022
Education
This state’s public education achievement crisis, and needed solutions, are documented in a new call-to-action book

With one in three students testing below grade level in reading and math, Kansas public education is embroiled in a chronic achievement crisis – one the system only… Read More

October 10, 2022