Government
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly racks up double-digit vetoes, including bills on abortion, school choiceKansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed 21 bills this week, but they could still be overridden as the legislative session winds down for the year. The Legislature that passed the bills will have the… Read More
Government
Kansas law would require civics exams in schools, lessons on dangers of communismA proposed Kansas law requiring a civics test to graduate high school awaits a final verdict from the House later this week. Middle and high school students in public, private… Read More
Culture
Kansas governor sides with trans activist as he enters womenâs bathroomA transgender Colorado man has yet to face legal consequences after breaking Kansas law by entering a womenâs restroom at the Statehouse on Tuesday. âSamanthaâ Boucher, a biological man, entered… Read More
Culture
Kansas parents frightfully unaware of extent of online dangers to kids, US attorney warnsA dad putting his young son to bed offhandedly points to a box of porn in the corner of the childâs bedroom, asking him not to look at it during… Read More
Government
Kansas governorâs veto of bill protecting pregnancy centers overridden in victory for pro-life careKansas legislators wasted no time Friday in overriding the governorâs veto of a key pro-life bill. Governor Laura Kelly Friday vetoed the âPregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression… Read More
Courts
Once-deported illegal convicted of child sex abuse found in Kansas City; fraudulent visa ring exposedMultiple Kansas City-area residents pled guilty in federal court on Tuesday to crimes concerning illegal immigration. Mexican national Jose Luis Morales Salgado, 37, ran a conspiracy ring in… Read More
Culture
Repeat offender accused of stabbing teacher at Kansas City parkA career criminal is facing an attempted first-degree murder charge after allegedly stabbing a woman at a Kansas City park on Thursday. Kwan Trezvant, 27, is accused of stabbing… Read More
Public Education
Investigation reveals disguised DEI programs in Kansas educationA Kansas State University employee admitted the university still uses DEI under a different name, which is in violation of state law, a national investigation by Accuracy in Media revealed last… Read More
Public Education
Schools still secretly transitioning students without parentsâ knowledge, probe revealsAn investigation by grassroots nonprofit Defending Education shows over 12 million students in the U.S. attend schools with policies that encourage and sometimes require teachers to keep parents in… Read More
Government
Parents must OK student walkouts under proposed Kansas lawKansas students would be prohibited from walking out of school to protest without parental permission, if a provision passed by the state Senate survives the legislative budget process. The Senate… Read More
Government
Hard-hitting Kansas bill would publicly track school staff guilty of professional, criminal misconductA bold Kansas bill would create an education inspector general and require schools to report teacher misconduct and those responsible for the misdeeds to be listed on a statewide… Read More
Public Education
âThey protested the wrong peopleâ: Out-of-control Kansas high school protest highlights risks in growing student ICE walkoutsAn anti-ICE walkout in Kansas City Friday that turned violent and criminal only sheds light on rising student walkouts against immigration enforcement. The protest at Olathe Northwest High School… Read More
Politics
More states moving to close election funding loophole few voters knew existed(The Daily Signal) â As many as two dozen states could enact legislation this year to ban foreign funding of ballot measures, a trend that gained bipartisan support last year. Read More
Opinion
Kansas Democrats predict âworse outcomesâ with school choice â but is that true?A Kansas Democrat leader claims school choice is âextremist,â leads to âworse academic outcomesâ and only benefits the rich. But are any of those claims true? Not according to the… Read More
Opinion
Kansas a Midwest mecca for abortion, desert for school choice. Can that be changed?Thereâs a tantalizing doughnut of school choice forming for parents and families in the Midwest â but Kansas is the doughnut hole. â26 states have already opted into President Trumpâs… Read More
Public Education
Kansas high school accused of promoting anti-ICE student walkoutStudents at Free State High School in Lawrence, Kansas, participated in walkout Tuesday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), prompting concerns from parents about political activism inside public… Read More
Homeschools
Midwestern homeschool conference to celebrate ârichnessâ of simplicity in teaching methods, 40-year anniversaryAs the Midwest Parent Educators (MPE) nonprofit marks its 40-year anniversary, its spring conference will highlight many homeschool familiesâ firsthand experiences â including the power of simplicity in teaching. âItâs easy to get caught up in… Read More
Public Education
Kansas low-income students tax credit scholarship program hits $10 million cap for first time(The Sentinel) â For the first time in a decade, the Kansas Low Income Students Tax Credit Scholarship program reached the $10 million cap set by the legislature at its… Read More
Public Education
Kansas offering grants to schools for âgun detectionâ monitoringKansas is rolling out grants for real-time gun-detection software that can spot and report an active shooter in seconds. The Legislature appropriated $10 million in grants â $2.5 million in… Read More
Homeschools
Encouragement Day speaker urges homeschool moms to âlive with an eternal perspectiveâTerri Hitt has experienced firsthand what she calls every parentâs greatest fear â losing a child â when her daughter passed away unexpectedly at the age of 29. âWhen she… Read More