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Last week I wrote about where Kansas school money goes — to administration, to overhead, to nearly everything except the classroom. This essay asks the question underneath: why does the administrative side grow every year, no matter who holds office? The answer isn't waste, and it isn't anyone's bad intentions. It is an asymmetry built into how a rule gets made — and into why, once it is made, it almost never comes back out.
This is the second of three essays on Kansas schools. The last asks not how much Kansas spends, but what it would take to finally remove one rule instead of adding another.
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About the author Josh Dambacher is a fifth-generation Kansan who attended public schools in Kansas and is on the Board of Literacy Partners. He is a Managing Partner at a leading international law firm, a spokesman for Republicans Overseas, and a regular commentator on American politics for the BBC, CNN International, GB News, and TalkTV. He writes The Plains Ledger.
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The Rules Only Go One Way
Kansas school bureaucracy grows every year, no matter who holds office. The reason isn't conspiracy -- it's math: a rule's benefit is collected once, its cost is paid forever.
Jun 29, 2026
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