Public Education
Kansas Ed. Dept. and other agencies fail to fully implement multiple audit recommendations(The Sentinel) â Several state agencies have failed to fully implement recommendations made by auditors over the last several years. According to a report from the Sunflower State Journal, the Kansas Department… Read More
Culture
Library in suburban Kansas City offers free books to youths, perhaps unnoticed by parents, that portray whites as racists, colonizersFree unpublished books with dark and divisive themes that portray whites as hopelessly racist are being given out to youths at a public library in suburban Kansas City, a parent… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas public school teacher stands by criticism amid attacks and national attention: âI will not be deterredâÂThe outpouring of love and support I have received has been nothing short of amazing. Thank you! On the other hand, since my op-ed in… Read More
Public Education
Sources: Teacher isnât lying in her op-ed that âwhite-shamingâ DEI curriculum in Kansas City-area schools is brewing âa toxic environmentâParents should âpull their kidsâ from schools that offer âdestructiveâ racial equity curricula that portray whites as privileged oppressors, multiple sources in a Kansas City-area district say. This comes after… Read More
Government
Kansas lawmakers make second effort for school choiceLawmakers in the Kansas Senate are working on a plan to revive a school choice plan under a new effort which would also increase public school funding in the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas high school sports association bans males from competing against girls, following new lawFollowing a law recently enacted by the Kansas Legislature, the Kansas State High School Activities Association has adopted a new rule banning trans-identifying biological males from competing against girls. Read More
Culture
The University of Kansas School of Medicine partners with California school to promote far-left anti-racism program(Do No Harm) â The KU Medical Center (KUMC) at the University of Kansas School of Medicine (KUSOM) has teamed up with UC San Francisco (UCSF) in a program that… Read More
Public Education
Kansas approves interstate teacher licenses pact; 6 more states neededThe Kansas Legislature approved the Interstate Teaching Mobility Compact, which would make teaching licenses portable among member states, when itâs approved by a sufficient number of states. The… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas public school teacher: Yes, your children are being indoctrinatedParents and taxpayers need to know whatâs going on in the Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD). As an English teacher employed in the SMSD for 15 years, I… Read More
Government
Microschools continue to gain traction in Kansas(The Sentinel) â Microschools, which provide opportunities for enterprising teachers and parents to find alternatives to the public school system, are gaining traction across the country â and indeed, even… Read More
Government, Opinion
Bi-partisan self-interest in politics destroys education opportunities(The Sentinel) â The struggle to get kids a decent education validates Thomas Sowellâs premise on the priorities of most politicians â their first priority is to get elected, their… Read More
Public Education
School board members can actually be hampered from doing their jobs by an entrenched education establishment. This new organization is here to helpImagine winning a school board seat in order to make a difference in education, only to find out the system doesnât appear to want you to. Thatâs the position untold… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschooled high-school seniors plan graduation at KC-area churchAs 33 seniors at a homeschool nonprofit prepare to graduate, two things make this ceremony different: roses and recorded blessings from parents to their children. The Midwest Parent… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas bill banning co-ed accommodations for students passes while Kansas school leaders focus on bond issue(The Sentinel) â With veto-proof majorities, the Kansas House and Senate passed and sent to the governorâs desk Senate Substitute for House Bill 2138, providing for separate accommodations for… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas Reflector gaslights readers on school funding, makes false accusations of legislators(The Sentinel) â A recent story about school funding in the Kansas Reflector reminded me of a quote by Winston Churchill â a lie gets halfway around the world… Read More
Culture
Democrats compare Kansasâ ban on males in female sports to crucifixion of Jesus ChristOne Kansas Democrat lawmaker told her Republican colleagues they were âfull of sâtâ after they voted Wednesday to ban males in female sports â and two other Democrats likened it… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas Legislature overrides governorâs veto, enacting bill protecting girlsâ and womenâs sportsThe Kansas Legislature voted Wednesday to override Gov. Laura Kellyâs veto of a ban on transgendered athletes competing in womenâs sports. The bill, called the âFairness in Women’s… Read More
Culture, Government
While Kansas parents wait, Florida, other states expand school choice(The Sentinel) â While Kansas parents wait to see if the Kansas Legislature and Governor Laura Kelly will give them the opportunity to decide where their children go to school,… Read More
Culture
Womenâs Bill of Rights, defining male and female, passes Kansas House(The Sentinel) â The Kansas House has followed the Senate by approving SB 180, the Womenâs Bill of Rights, codifying into state law that an individualâs âsexâ means an… Read More
Culture
Gratitude, prayer key to Keyontae Johnsonâs second chance in college basketball and lifeAfter a near-death collapse on court and nearly two years away from college basketball, Keyontae Johnson is making the most of his second chance. The Kansas State Wildcatsâ… Read More