David Hicks

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

Culture, Public Education
Kansas parent on marxist material objection: School admins ‘corralled me into a curriculum challenge’

(The Sentinel) – A Lansing parent has removed her high school senior from an English Composition class, contending the materials in the curriculum reflect political philosophy, like Marxism, that don’t… Read More

October 31, 2022
Public Education
Accrediting agency coaches member schools in ‘wokeness,’ not student achievement

(The Sentinel) – The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), with five member institutions in Kansas and six in Kansas City, MO, is targeted by critics for emphasizing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion,… Read More

October 6, 2022
Public Education
Kansas school board delays decision on transgender policy

(The Sentinel) – Approval of a transgender policy on restrooms and other issues at Gardner-Edgerton USD 231 will be delayed for at least a month while opinion surveys issued to… Read More

September 15, 2022
Public Education
Kansas school superintendent, board president silence parents upset by transgender issue

(The Sentinel) – USD 491 Eudora superintendent Stu Moeckel and school board president Mark Chrislip denied parents’ requests to address the board about mistreating a student at a recent school… Read More

September 12, 2022
Public Education
Kansas superintendent, school board face backlash over lack of transparency

(The Sentinel) – It’s been a summer of discontent among Louisburg USD 416 patrons over recent actions by its superintendent and school board with accusations of lying coupled with a… Read More

August 22, 2022