Patrick Richardson

Patrick Richardson writes for the The Sentinel. 

Public Education
School districts use ‘go-away’ prices on records requests to avoid transparency

(The Sentinel) – Fox News reports that parents across the country pursuing transparency are being charged exorbitant amounts by school districts in response to requests for curricula used to… Read More

July 6, 2022
Culture, Public Education
Poll shows majority of residents in four states surveyed support curriculum transparency

(The Sentinel) – According to a new poll provided to The Daily Wire, an overwhelming majority of registered voters in Kansas and three other states support more transparency in… Read More

June 28, 2022
Culture, Opinion
Kansas’ ‘Value Them Both’ amendment allows regulations but doesn’t ban abortions as opponents imply

(The Sentinel) – Kansans will vote on a constitutional amendment known as Value Them Both on August 2 to determine whether there should be any regulation on abortion. Opponents imply… Read More

June 27, 2022
Legislation, Public Education
Educational inequality creates economic inequality in Kansas

(The Sentinel) – Kansas ranks in the bottom half of states in educational equality, which an economist says is directly related to the state having severe economic inequality. As the… Read More

June 20, 2022
Culture, Public Education
A Kansas school board implements a Parents Bill of Rights

(The Sentinel) – On June 13, 2022, the Lansing, Kansas, Board of Education did what the Kansas Legislature was unable to do, passing a Parents Bill of Rights. The small… Read More

June 17, 2022