Friday, October 23rd 2009
by jrezac
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From time to time we come across a gross exaggeration that just simply has to be called out and this is a gross exaggeration to say the least.

Alan Rupe, one of the attorneys representing the Salina and Dodge City schools in Montoy v. State of Kansas made this statement which appeared in several newspapers, including the Dodge City Globe and the El Dorado Times on April 30, 2009:

“They (the Legislature) seem to have just eliminated their ability to raise taxes,” he said. “Meanwhile, the cuts to the schools are huge, and, in fact, return the education funding to pre-Montoy levels.”

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Wednesday, September 2nd 2009
by jrezac
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According to research by AFP-Kansas policy director Trent Sebits, Kansas has one of the lowest teacher-to-supervisor ratios in the region. That means more of the state's education budget is going toward administrative costs than in many other states.

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Friday, October 3rd 2008
by jrezac
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Join the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy, Americans for Prosperity, and Citizens for Better Education for the Wichita premiere of Flunked, the movie at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8th at the Orpheum Theatre.

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Tuesday, April 8th 2008
by jrezac
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 Wichitans for Effective Education 

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Wednesday, May 24th 2006
by mharinstein
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You are cordially invited to join Americans for Prosperity Foundation and the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy for dinner on June 11th when West Virginia University economist Dr. Russ Sobel will present "Entrepreneurship and Economic Freedom".

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