Public Education
Kansas school board member says $20K investigation was a politically-motivated waste of money(The Sentinel) – Superintendent Marty Kobza of Lansing, Kansas (USD 469) allegedly spent more than $20,000 on an investigation of board member Amy Cawvey, but, according to Cawvey, he never… Read More
Public Education
Indiana touts 3rd grade reading gains; Kansas lowers proficiency standards and skirts state law(The Sentinel) – Third-grade reading proficiency is at 87% in Indiana, a phenomenal increase of five points over a year ago. In Kansas, only 52% reached… Read More
Public Education
Former Kansas elementary teacher pleads no contest to charges of taking indecent liberties with a child​(The Sentinel) – Jerome Riscovallez, 55, a former Henry Leavenworth Elementary School teacher, avoided trial later this month by entering two pleas of no contest to charges… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district issues transgender policy, testing state law that banned males from female sports​(The Sentinel) – In a challenge to Kansas state law, Lawrence USD 497 has issued a policy for the new school year on the interaction with transgender, non-binary, and gender… Read More
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