Author: Dave Trabert
KSDE de-emphasizes instruction in new accounting handbook
The new KSDE Accounting Handbook provides another stark reminder that academics and the importance of instruction are being de-emphasized in…
Edgerton city spending pushes property tax higher
The City of Edgerton had a council member resign earlier this year over allegedly misleading residents about property tax increases. …
Kansas falls again in Economic Freedom rankings
Kansas falls from the 17th most free place in North America to the #20 slot, finds the Economic Freedom of…
Federal court says Biden administration can’t prohibit state tax cuts
A federal court yesterday agreed with Kansas and held that an attempt by Congress and the Biden administration to prohibit…
Edgerton councilman resigned in protest over property tax fib
Local elected officials and bureaucrats routinely fib about property tax increases, and most often, those who know that their constituents…
School newspaper editorial criticizes free speech, religion
An editorial in the Blue Valley Northwest school newspaper recently called for a limitation on religious speech based on –…
U.S. Fifth Circuit stays OSHA vaccination mandate
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court today issued an order staying the Biden administration’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration mandate covering…
2021 state assessment results show continued decline
The new state assessment results from the Kansas Department of Education show achievement continuing to decline, with many more high…
Shawnee Mission school district thinks Thanksgiving, Christmas are racist
Shawnee Mission Superintendent Dr. Michelle Hubbard tells parents the district is “pausing” their Thanksgiving and winter holiday meal celebrations because…
Having 21% of HS students college-ready isn’t “pretty darn good”
Leavenworth teacher Ginger Riddle’s recent Letter to the Editor described student achievement as being ‘pretty darn good,’ citing the 2020…
KC Star denies CRT in schools, OK with shaming children
Parents across Kansas are furious that schools are teaching children things like ‘white people are inherently racist and oppress students…
Olathe parents outraged over gender identity questionnaire
Olathe parents might think that a school district falling far short of it’s “Students Prepared for Their Future” vision would…
Video exposes Deep Equity critical race theory indoctrination
The Shawnee Mission school district insists that it doesn’t use critical race theory training, but a new video provides a…
2021 ACT scores fall as schools de-emphasize academics
The average 2021 ACT scores in Kansas declined for the fifth consecutive year, to 19.9, and the decline in college…
Make no mistake: local elections aren’t nonpartisan
All across Kansas, people who never thought they would run for office are seeking election in nonpartisan races for local…
Schools won’t talk about getting 135,000 students to grade level
There were about 135,000 students reading and writing below grade level in Kansas in 2019, with about 17,000 of them…
Mayoral candidate Skoog makes false accusations of KPI
Curt Skoog, a candidate for Overland Park mayor, made some false claims about Kansas Policy Institute and me personally at…
Leavenworth city officials: raise property tax or defund police
When Leavenworth residents asked city commissioners to hold property tax flat next year – like roughly 250 local jurisdictions are…
Kansas tries to reduce standards to make achievement look better
The Kansas Department of Education dumbed down achievement standards about 20 years ago under No Child Left Behind, and now…
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…
KU researchers mislead (again) on mask mandate efficacy
The University of Kansas issued a press release on Monday, quoting a study in the Journal of the American Medical…
Overland Park’s lower mill rate doesn’t equate to efficiency
Several Overland Park city council members last week justified voting for a 10% property tax increase by noting that their…
Prairie Village officials cause housing to be less affordable
Every time a government entity creates or contributes to a problem, the proposed solution is inevitably more government. The City…
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…