Patrick Richardson

Patrick Richardson writes for the The Sentinel. 

Public Education
Homeschool students allowed to participate in public school activities next year

(The Sentinel) – Noelle Friese is excited for her children in the homeschool she runs with her husband. After moving to Kansas a year ago with her husband Mathew, who… Read More

June 14, 2023
Public Education
Kansas school district dodges questions about transgender policy

(The Sentinel) – The Shawnee Mission School District has declined to answer questions about its “Transgender Practices & FAQ,” a document obtained by the Sentinel as part of an open records request. The… Read More

June 9, 2023
Culture
Records request backs up Kansas teacher’s complaints about DEI

(The Sentinel) – The results of a Kansas Open Records Act request to the Shawnee Mission School District back up several of the claims made by Shawnee Mission North teacher Caedran Sullivan,… Read More

June 2, 2023
Public Education
The science of reading is the solution to state, nation’s literacy problem

(The Sentinel) – Thirty-four percent of fourth-grade students in the United States cannot read at the basic level, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. It may not be unreasonable, then,… Read More

May 30, 2023
Opinion
Local reporting on teacher’s whistleblowing reveals bias

(The Sentinel) – The Kansas City Star exaggerated repeatedly in a story about a protest at Shawnee Mission North over comments a teacher made in an op-ed for The… Read More

May 12, 2023