The exodus has begun.
by Jill Docking The exodus has begun. A couple of weeks ago we saw the headline in the Wichita Eagle announcing the departure of Ravi Pendse, vice president and chief information officer at WSU. Dr....
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by Jill Docking This post was published as a letter to the editor in the July 31, 2013, edition of the Wichita Eagle. Finally an issue we can all get behind: The University of Kansas has requested $4.5...
View ArticleApples and Oranges
by Jill Docking There seems to be some confusion among some current legislators and conservative bloggers about the ability of an university’s endowment to make up for a cut in state spending. So I’d...
View ArticleKamikaze mission for GOP
By John T. Sullivan Jr. This article originally appeared in the Albany (NY) Times Union When I was a mayor of Oswego, NY, a quarter-century ago, I pushed a very ambitious agenda to reform city...
View ArticleIs the Moderate coalition finished?
by Jill Docking For the most part we have used this blog as a way to explore public policy. Today, however, I want to look at a political point, and address a question I have been asked many times over...
View ArticleChange in Washington Can Begin Here
by John Sullivan This column originally appeared in the Sunday, August 18, 2013 edition of the Joplin Globe. It is common in the area to refer to the “Four-States Area,” meaning nearby areas of Kansas,...
View ArticleWhen it comes to addressing poverty, Brownback’s deeds don’t match his words
by H. Edward Flentje (This article originally appeared in the September 15, 2013, edition of the Wichita Eagle.) As a candidate for governor in 2010, Sam Brownback raised the hopes of Kansans...
View ArticleK-12 School Funding: Just the Facts
by Judith Deedy This post and two more to follow are written by Judith Deedy, one of the key organizers of Game On for Kansas Schools, a group of parents in Shawnee Mission concerned about public...
View ArticleThreatening Peter to Defund Paul
by Judith Deedy Second of three by Game On activist and Shawnee Mission mom, Judith Deedy. Next time you hear someone suggest that changing judicial selection will have little to do with school funding...
View ArticleWhy is K-12 education so expensive these days?
by Judith Deedy Third of three. We hear a lot about the rising cost of public education in Kansas, with the implication that increased spending on K-12 education must somehow be wasteful. But we...
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