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Dave Trabert

Dave Trabert is Chief Executive Officer of Kansas Policy Institute, where he also does research and writes on fiscal policy and education issues.

Government, Opinion
Supers in this Kansas district want more money, higher property tax, no accountability

(The Sentinel) – The 2024 legislative agenda that Leavenworth County superintendents are proposing for adoption by their school boards is loaded with demands for legislators to increase funding, allow school… Read More

November 13, 2023
Opinion
Kansas school board candidates get an F for honesty

(The Sentinel) – The A+ Team, a slate of four candidates for the Blue Valley school board, posted a social media ad claiming that 86% of USD… Read More

November 1, 2023
Public Education
State’s ‘Star Awards’ reward processes, but cover up declining outcomes

(The Sentinel) – The Kansas Department of Education’s Star Awards program is another means of covering up low achievement and helping school districts deceive parents. Read More

October 16, 2023
Opinion
Recommendations to improve achievement by changing adult behaviors

(The Sentinel) – Testimony submitted this week to the Kansas Special Committee on Education crystalized three unfortunate realities: (1) student achievement is low and has been trending down… Read More

October 10, 2023
Culture
Johnson County, Kansas libraries to provide feminine hygiene products in men’s restrooms

(The Sentinel) – Johnson County libraries in Kansas will soon provide tampons and other feminine hygiene products in the men’s restrooms. Male visitors to the various Johnson… Read More

September 7, 2023