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Case for Kansas school vouchers riddled with misleading statistics, cherrypicked data
He had two main points: Kansas irresponsibly spends more and more money on public schools, and our test scores are bad.He spent a significant amount of time chastising Kansas public schools for administrative bloat that he “discovered” using the Kansas Department of Education’s own website.In short, the voucher program won’t eliminate any administrative costs from public schools (vouchers cut funding, not rules, for true public schools), but they will increase administrative costs at the...
Georgia Public Policy Foundation: For Schools to Return to Normalcy, Community Must Do Its Part
Closing schools because of COVID-19 was terrible for students, families and educators. Students struggled with less than ideal learning opportunities and their mental health. Families were forced to juggle employment with newfound child care responsibilities. The stress was immense on teachers, especially those who suddenly had to teach, simultaneously, children in classrooms and children at home. Georgians want schools to be fully open for students with no masks.
We can't go through this again: School leaders and governors need to get creative
Because of the pandemic, this school year was hard for students, parents, teachers and school leaders. Many children lacked access to full-time, face-to-face learning for long stretches — for some, the entire year. The negative consequences of school closures have been severe for students’ and mental health. We should not have to suffer through this again for the 2021-22 school year.
Biden's school plan doubles down on same old failure
As the coronavirus pandemic begins to recede and public schools reopen, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel CardonaMiguel CardonaBiden administration extends universal free school lunch through 2022 The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - All US adults can get vaccine; decision Friday on J&J vax Biden accompanies first lady to medical procedure MORE boldly promises to “reimagine learning to make sure that we don’t go back to a system that had the same inequities that existed before...
Georgia Public Policy Foundation: Evidence Shows Benefits of Georgia Tax Credit Scholarship Program
Our report published November 30 detailed the benefits of Georgia’s tax credit scholarship program. The Qualified Education Expense (QEE) program saves Georgia taxpayers significant funds and displays far higher educational attainment among GOAL scholarship students relative to public school students. The report drew criticism in a response from Kevin Welner, professor of education at the University of Colorado Boulder. We do not find these criticisms to be valid.
The Unbundling Series: Five Services Public Education Should Do Differently
The greatest superpower the world has ever known laid low by a pandemic, driving divisions that eventually lead to its downfall. Sound worrying? No, we’re not talking about America, we’re talking about Ancient Rome. In the year 165 AD, a plague (probably smallpox) began to ravage the Roman Empire, killing roughly 20 percent of the population over the next 15 years and throwing the Roman economy and society into a tailspin.
No federal bailout for public schools
Uncertainty dominates the debate over reopening schools — uncertainty over COVID-19 spread, over safety precautions, and over how we support schools. Almost half of House Democrats think the answer is an additional $305 billion for an 18-month “stabilization” fund for K-12 public schools. But it is at least a year too early for Congress to consider this massive increase in federal taxpayer spending.
School choice can help ease Georgia’s looming fiscal issues
By Marty Lueken and Benjamin Scafidi The COVID-19 recession is leading to sharp reductions in tax revenues. State and local governments need to conserve funds for urgent priorities – aid to the unemployed, hungry and sick – in addition to longstanding priorities like education, public safety, transportation and the environment.
Kennesaw State economist: To increase student success, increase school choice
Ben Scafidi is a professor of economics and the director of the Education Economics Center at Kennesaw State University. He served as education advisor to former Gov. Sonny Perdue and on the staff of former Gov. Roy Barnes’ Education Reform Commission. In this piece, Scafidi urges passage of a voucher/educational savings account bill that would allow parents to use tax dollars to send their children to private schools or to buy a range of other private educational services.
Back to the Staffing Surge
Back to the Staffing Surge By Ben Scafidi, Ph.D. In Back to the Staffing Surge, Dr. Ben Scafidi, professor and director of the Education Economics Center at Kennesaw State University, measures U.S. public school employment growth versus student growth, as well as teacher salary fluctuations and student outcomes for the past 65 years.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Staffing UpConsider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Staffing UpConsider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Staffing UpConsider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Staffing UpConsider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Staffing UpConsider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Staffing UpConsider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Staffing UpConsider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Staffing UpConsider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Staffing UpConsider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Staffing UpConsider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Staffing UpConsider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge - Chronicle Journal: Money & Finance
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Staffing UpConsider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Staffing UpConsider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
(NAPSI)—Most parents believe the more personnel there are in a school, the better the education their kids can get—but this may not be so.Staffing UpConsider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly.
Breaking Down The School Staffing Surge
Consider this: Between 1950 and 2015, the number of full-time teachers increased nearly 2.5 times as quickly as the increase in students, reducing class sizes significantly. Over that same time, however, the number of nonteachers—administrators, social workers, counselors, reading and math coaches, janitors, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, curriculum specialists—increased more than seven times the increase in students.
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