David Hicks

David Hicks writes for The Sentinel, a publication focusing on news and issues in the state of Kansas.

Government
Kansas Ed Dept. passes the buck to Gov. Kelly on Kobach guidance to remove gender identity references from state school lunch contracts

​(The Sentinel) – The ongoing disagreement between Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) and the Kansas State Board of Education (KSBOE) is intensifying over… Read More

July 16, 2025
Public Education
Kansas among 22 states allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students

​(The Sentinel) – For more than 20 years, the State of Kansas has offered in-state tuition to undocumented students since then-Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed … Read More

July 15, 2025
Public Education
Kansas among 22 states allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students

​(The Sentinel) – For more than 20 years, the State of Kansas has offered in-state tuition to undocumented students since then-Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed … Read More

July 11, 2025
Public Education
Kansas allows three years of unlawful behavior before labeling schools ‘persistently dangerous’

(The Sentinel) – A May 7th letter from the U. S. Department of Education to Kansas school officials has dusted off a decades-long, but neglected regulation allowing students… Read More

June 18, 2025
Government
Kansas education funding task force debates validity of graduation rate against plummeting college readiness

(The Sentinel) – The celebration of a stunning increase in a one-year graduation rate at Southeast High School in Wichita, Kansas, came crashing down as reports surfaced of … Read More

June 11, 2025