Dave Trabert

President, Kansas Policy Institute

Dave Trabert is President of Kansas Policy Institute. He is a frequent speaker to business, legislative and civic groups and also does research and writes on fiscal policy and education issues. His published work includes "A Five-Year Budget Plan for the State of Kansas," “Student-Focused Funding Solutions for Public Education,” “Removing Barriers to Better Public Education,” “A Historical Perspective of State Aid, Tuition and Spending for State Universities in Kansas” and “Volume III: Analysis of K-12 Spending in Kansas,” a primer on K-12 finance.<br /> <br /> Trabert regularly testifies before Kansas House and Senate committees on state budget, tax and education issues and is an appointed member of the Kansas K-12 Student Achievement and Efficiency Commission. He serves on the Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force and co-chairs the Education Finance Joint Working Group for the American Legislative Exchange Council. Trabert is also a member of the Speakers Bureau at The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice.<br /> <br /> His commentaries have been published by The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, The Washington Times and The Daily Caller. His guest editorials have also been published in many Kansas newspapers, including the Wichita Eagle, Topeka Capital-Journal, Hays Daily News, Kansas City Star, Hutchinson News, Manhattan Free Press,Tonganoxie Mirror and the Sabetha Herald.<br /> <br /> He graduated cum laude from West Liberty State College with a degree in Business Administration