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Letters to the Editor for Aug. 9

  Along with co-sponsors Ralph Hise (R-Mitchell) and Vickie Sawyer (R-Iredell), Edwards filed the Homeschool Tax Credit this week. If signed into law, the bill would provide families a tax credit of $1,000 for every homeschooled student that meets all state home school requirements. “Families of homeschooled students have been left out of the conversation of education funding for far too long,” Edwards said. “It’s one more option for parents who want to be profoundly engaged and personally invested in the success of their children. COVID-19 has added more emphasis on the need for fam...

KU’s Institute for Policy & Social Research publishes some incredibly useful data. The Kansas Statistical Abstract 2019, contains the latest available state, county, and city-level data for Kansas on population, vital statistics and health, housing, education, business and manufacturing, exports, employment, income, finance, state and local government, crime, recreation, communications, transportation, agriculture, climate, and energy and natural resources. *** Click hereto access the online edition! *** We hope you find this information useful, if you ever want to access the abstract in t...

LAWRENCE — The 54 th edition of the Kansas Statistical Abstract is now available online. In a year that brought the novel coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic turmoil, the KSA shares data on Kansas and the United States in 16 categories that provides context for the challenges Kansans are now facing and offers key information for local and state government leaders seeking the best paths forward for recovery and growth. Developed by Institute for Policy & Social Research staff, the publication includes data up through 2019, or the most recent available data.  Some key findings: Medic...