Government
School Choice advocates hope wins in West Virginia, Arizona, encourage Kansas legislature(The Sentinel) â School Choice supporters in Kansas are applauding a pair of recent victories in West Virginia and Arizona that they hope will result in similar legislation when lawmakers… Read More
Culture
This city council voted for equal opportunity, fair play in womenâs sports, bucking a vocal audienceA suburban Kansas City council voted 7-1 Monday to support legislation banning biological males from competing in womenâs sports. Many residents at the Shawnee, Kansas… Read More
Public Education
This stateâs public education achievement crisis, and needed solutions, are documented in a new call-to-action bookWith one in three students testing below grade level in reading and math, Kansas public education is embroiled in a chronic achievement crisis â one the system only perpetuates… Read More
Public Education
Kansans give the public school system a âCâ; biggest concern is ‘indoctrination’(The Sentinel) â Not quite a year ago, Kansans gave the public school system in their district a pre-pandemic grade of âBâ (GPA 2.8) in a statewide public opinion… Read More
Public Education
Small Kansas town council rejects stateâs legal protections for teachers, librarians who submit obscene materials to minorsShould teachers and librarians have legal immunity for providing obscene materials to minors? The state of Kansas says yes. One small town defiantly says no. The… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school board delays decision on transgender policy(The Sentinel) â 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
Public Education
Book exposes how the Kansas education bureaucracy works against students(The Sentinel) â One in three students in Kansas is below grade level in reading and math, but instead of addressing the problem, the bureaucracy tries to deny the truth… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschool families: Consider these fall outings and opportunities in the Kansas City areaFrom campus visits and field trips to standardized tests and special celebrations, the fall can bring numerous opportunities for homeschoolers in the Kansas City area. Now that… Read More
Public Education
Teacher suspended over pronouns gets damages and disciplinary action removed(The Sentinel) â A Fort Riley, Kansas, teacher who was suspended for refusing to use a studentâs âpreferred pronounsâ has reached a settlement agreement with Geary County Schools, USD… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Former Kansas state senator isnât telling the truth about school funding(The Sentinel) â Sir Winston Churchill once said, âA lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.â That has certainly been… Read More
Public Education
Kansas education official insists schools are safe, experts disagreeKansas State Board of Education Member Jim McNiece, whose district includes Wichita, took issue with a school safety report by Kansas Department of Education officials at a recent KSDE board… Read More
Public Education
Kansas superintendent, school board face backlash over lack of transparency(The Sentinel) â Itâs 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
Public Education
Kansas school district rejects plan promoting ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ agendaDerby Public Schools board votes on strategic plan (credit: Jeff Cott/Informer) (The Sentinel) â The Derby USD 260 school board narrowly rejected a proposed five-year strategic plan… Read More
Public Education
School board turns tail, votes to permit satanic clothing a week after banning itA school board that only a week ago chose to prohibit satanic clothing in schools voted Friday to do the opposite and permit it. … Read More
Public Education
Ban on satanic clothing in student dress code reconsidered by Kansas school board after parent complaintA Kansas public school district is rethinking its ban on satanic clothing after a parentâs complaints and threats to sue. The Hays Unified School District 489 Board… Read More
Public Education
Kansas athletic association seeks ‘fairness’ for public schools, but not for biological girls(The Sentinel) â The Kansas Board of Education will consider a recommendation approved by the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) to effectively penalize successful private school teams in… Read More
Public Education
Two incumbents ousted in Kansas State Board of Education primaries(The Sentinel) â Two newcomers won seats on the Kansas State Board of Education in Republican primaries, each defeating an incumbent. In District 5, Cathy Hopkins ousted Jean Clifford with… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Bleeding Kansas: What will the state look like after the coming surge in abortions and decrease in regulations?If there is any good that comes from the defeat of the Kansas abortion regulation amendment Tuesday, it ironically may be the bad that comes of it. Read More
Public Education
Kansas legislators: State board must get honest about education failures, like Gov. Youngkin in Virginia(The Sentinel) â Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkinâs bleak but refreshingly honest end-of-the-school-year report on K-12 education in the commonwealth focused on many of the issues facing public schools in Kansas… Read More
Culture
Battery charges filed after alleged assault on pro-life teen canvassing in KC suburbA woman has been arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery after an alleged assault on a pro-life teen going door to door in support of the Kansas constitutional amendment… Read More