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| September 14, 2005 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Steve Painter

Sep. 14--TOPEKA -- A report released Tuesday singled out 16 Kansas school districts as getting the best results on reading and math tests for their taxpayer dollars.

Absent from the list were all of the state's largest urban and suburban districts.

Those districts were included in the study, but didn't make the list in part because they offer courses and services not required by the state.

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius outlined the preliminary results at a briefing with officials from Standard & Poor's School Evaluation Services, which she hired in March.

Districts that topped the firm's performance list ranged in size from 350 to 6,000 students.

"They all share one common practice," Sebelius said. "They are using their funds effectively, and they set…

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