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January 21, 2013
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An effective education is within the grasp of every child in Kansas. The path to get there is through more choice and freedom for Kansas kids and parents - student-centric reforms based on giving every child the opportunity to succeed and flourish. To help make this dream a reality KPI is co-hosting a National School Choice Week Whistle Stop Tour later this month.

National School Choice Week - Whistle Stop Tour Topeka

Monday 28 January 2013

Free luncheon from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Great Overland Station - 701 N. Kansas Ave.
ICYMI...
What happened at KPI over the past week:
Kansas lawmakers hear pros, cons of expanding Medicaid - Kansas City Star
If Kansas opts to expand Medicaid under President Obama's health-care law, 122,000 low-income adults probably would enroll and get taxpayer-backed health coverage.

Kansas lawmakers hear pros, cons of expanding Medicaid - Wichita Eagle
If Kansas opts to expand Medicaid under President Obama's health-care law, 122,000 low-income adults probably would enroll and get taxpayer-backed health coverage.

KS pays unemployment benefit first - some $37 million - and asks questions later - KansasWatchdog.org
Kansas Department of Labor officials say the state last year made nearly $37 million in overpayments for unemployment insurance claims, a figure they say has steadily risen since the national economy tanked in 2008.

Press Release - Brownback's Budget Draws Mixed Reviews
KPI president Dave Trabert weighs in on the good aspects of Gov. Brownback's FY 2014 budget proposal ... and those that could be better.

KPI Analysis - Gannon results in total of $14,045 per-pupil
The Gannon lawsuits means much more than an increase in base state aid.

E-News - January 14, 2013
Last week's edition of the weekly E-News. 
The Policy Rundown...
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