Number	19648
Subject	Education
Source	KWCH-TV (Wichita
State	KS
Year	2002
Publication Date	May 13 and 14, October 1 and 3, November 3 and 5 and December 17, 2002
Summary	An "entrepreneurial" public school superintendent with an MPA thought he would come up with a way to prop up declining enrollment in his district and garner a bigger portion of state education dollars. The district opened a public school for home school students. The Academy exists without a classroom. The district received full funding from the state for each student enrolled in the Academy. In turn, the Academy gave parents $2,000 to buy supplies. Parents were buying religious based books, a violations of state law.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	7
Keywords	Mid Kansas Independent Academy;home schooling;education money;Department of Education;public schools;TRANSCRIPT;TAPE;TV
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