E-Newsletter      November 9, 2015       Quick Links       In the past decade, the state legislature has increased funding to schools by over $2 BILLION. Local school boards, which are responsible for deciding how to spend the money, have chosen to take that additional money and prioritize hiring manager positions over teachers.    Click here to learn more ... ICYMI... what happened at KPI over the past week: KPI Commentary - KPI and THF on Obamacare and Kansas It remains one of the more contentious questions surrounding implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) in Kansas: Should the state adopt the law's expansion of Medicaid? KPI Blog - 2015 NAEP results: Not a good report card for Kansas The U.S. Department of Education just released results of the 2015 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP). The results, also known as "the nation's report card," is administered to a statistically valid sample of fourth and eighth graders from every state in math and reading every two years. Editorial: Medicaid expansion is wrong solution - Wichita Eagle It remains one of the more contentious questions surrounding implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Kansas: Should the state adopt the law's expansion of Medicaid? E-News - November 2, 2015  In this issue, if you weren't able to join us for the 2015 Ingalls Award Dinner, you can watch Arthur Brooks' speech and the Ingalls Award presentation.  The Policy Rundown... A look at the policy debate in Kansas: Property taxes on the rise around Kansas - Topeka Capital-Journal School districts and state to spar at the Kansas Supreme Court - Kansas City Star Medicaid costs for Kansas will be higher than expected in 2016 - Wichita Eagle Free school lunches don't always equal better test scores - Tennessee Watchdog  Kansas Policy Institute   250 N. Water, Wichita, Kansas 67202 p:316.634.0218  f:316.440.4806