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It shows Kansas improving more slowly than other states and declining on multiple indicators, alongside lagging postsecondary participation as job demands rise. 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All comparison groups increased funding at least twice that rate. The highest achieving states increased funding more than four times as much as Kansas.  \n\n| Kansas | \u003Cbr>Total Funding Per Pupil 2015\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>Rank Per Pupil\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>Percent Change 2008‐15\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>Rank of Change\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| All States | $13,569 |  | $13,870 | |  |\n| Aspiration States | $16,902 | 11.9 | $16,599 | | 12.3 |\n| Adjacent | $11,308 | 33.3 | $12,177 | | 26.8 |\n| Overall Peers | $13,307 | 24.9 | $13,976 | | 21.2 |\n| Student Peers | $15,201 | 17.4 | $15,350 | | 15.6 |\n| Adult Peers | $13,211 | 24.3 | $13,615 | | 23.7 |\n| Distribution Peers | $11,741 | 30.9 | $12,815 | | 24.2 |\n\n“It should be stressed that while Kansas ranks just 31st in total funding, we rank 15th in the percent of current operating funds spent on instruction, and only seven states have lower pupil/teacher ratios,” Tallman said.  \nPostsecondary participation in Kansas has lagged while job demands are increasing.  \nBetween 2014 and 2015, the percentage of 18‐24‐year‐old Kansans with “some” college, but less than a four‐year degree, declined from 60.1 percent to 57.8 percent, and the state’s ranking went from 7th to 16th. The percent in this age group with a four‐year degree dropped from 10.3 percent to 8.9 percent, and Kansas’ ranking fell from 19th to 30th.  \nBecause this information comes from estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau, year‐to‐year changes by themselves may not be significant. But over the 10‐year period from 2005 to 2015, Kansas ranked 46th in the increase in young adults with some college and 48th in the increase in those with a four‐year degree.  \n“Clearly, there are warning signs that Kansas is falling behind in postsecondary preparation and achievement, at a time when studies indicate Kansas will require more employees with postsecondary credentials than most states,”Tallman said.“That is why the State Board of Education’s Kansans Can vision and postsecondary achievement goals are so urgent.”  \nCompeting with other states is a constitutional standard for adequate funding, as well as a state educate goal.  \nHow Kansas compares with other states is important because the Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that constitutionally adequate funding means schools can provide what are called the “Rose Capacities.” The seven “Rose Capacities” have also been adopted by the Kansas Legislature as education goals. One of those capacities says the system must provide “Sufficient levels of academic or vocational skills to ","cbCaieMUYzxm9ov0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieMUYzxm9ov0","pdf",232646,"English","# Key comparisons against other states\n## Graduation and young-adult attainment trends\n## Funding levels and funding growth since 2008\n# Funding adequacy standards and Rose Capacities\n## Constitutional and legislative education goals\n# Postsecondary participation and urgency of goals\n## Expected workforce credential needs\n# About the full Comparing Kansas report","[{\"question\":\"How does Kansas’s improvement compare with other states in recent years?\",\"answer\":\"Kansas improved more slowly than most states and even declined in three of five key indicators during the recent comparison window.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the funding rankings indicate about Kansas?\",\"answer\":\"Kansas ranks 31st in per-pupil funding and has slower funding growth since 2008 than all comparison groups, with the highest-achieving states increasing funding several times faster.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Kansas’s postsecondary participation and attainment change over time?\",\"answer\":\"Between 2014 and 2015, the share of 18–24-year-olds with some college but less than a four-year degree decreased and Kansas’s ranking fell, while the share with a four-year degree also declined and dropped further.\"}]","Kansas Education Funding and Postsecondary Outcomes Comparison - Report Summary | PDF",1792051170]