Public Education
NCTQ: Teacher training in Kansas lacks math commitment(The Sentinel) â A nationwide study of 1,100 elementary teacher training programs, including 16 in Kansas, shows more than 20% fail to provide adequate instruction in math. The numbers are… Read More
Public Education
Olathe rewards superintendent Yeager for DEI, not academic improvement(The Sentinel) â USD 233 Olathe Superintendent Dr. Brent Yeager can earn a $25,000 annual bonus for implementing the school boardâs diversity and other objectives, but not for improving the… Read More
Public Education
Eudora girl forced to share a bed with biological male on school-sponsored overseas trip(The Sentinel) â On a school trip to Costa Rica earlier this month, three female high school students in the Eudora school district were assigned to a two-bed hotel room… Read More
Public Education
Prosecutor considers election bribery charge against Hays superintendent(The Sentinel) â Ellis County Attorney Robert Anderson, Jr. is reviewing the results of an investigation into election bribery by Hays USD 489 Superintendent Ron Wilson. As reported on the… Read More
Culture
Residents angry, defiant after this small Kansas town orders âIn God We Trustâ taken off police carsThereâs been a run on âIn God We Trustâ car decals this week in the Haven, Kansas area, in defiance of the city councilâs vote Monday to remove the slogan… Read More
Public Education
Geary County teacher Pamela Ricard wins partial victory in pronoun lawsuit(The Sentinel) â Geary County teacher Pamela Ricard has won an initial victory in her lawsuit against her school districtâs pronoun policy. On Tuesday, a federal judge issued a… Read More
Christian Schools, Public Education
KSHSAA competitive balance effort for schools, not biological girls(The Sentinel) â The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) allows transgender biological males to compete against biological girls, but it draws the line at public schools having to… Read More
Public Education
Education officials top the 2021 KPERS âmillionairesâ list(The Sentinel) â Data provided by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System shows Kansas has 3,349 KPERS âmillionairesâ â state and local government retirees who will collect at least $1… Read More
Public Education
Wentzville School District under fire for divisive, partisan quiz question about political ideologyWENTZVILLE, Mo. â Wentzville School District is facing criticism this week for a partisan and divisive question from an online high school quiz that arguably paints Republicans in a racist… Read More
Culture, Government
Kansas House fails to override Democrat Gov. Laura Kellyâs vetoes of bills for fairness in womenâs sports and parentsâ rightsThe Kansas House failed Thursday to override the governorâs veto of a bill protecting womenâs sports and another establishing a parentsâ bill of rights. The state… Read More
Public Education
School choice op-ed: Donât “control your soulâs desire for chaos”(reimaginED) â Videos have surfaced recently of starving residents of Shanghai screaming in the night a week into an incredibly misguided COVID-19 lockdown that has imprisoned Chinese citizens in… Read More
Culture
Masterson vows override efforts on Kansas Parents’ Bill of Rights, fairness(The Sentinel) â Senate President Ty Masterson criticized Gov. Laura Kellyâs vetoes of the Parentsâ Bill of Rights, Fairness in Womenâs Sports Act, and a bill requiring able-bodied adults without… Read More
Public Education
Grades are in for Kansas schools: just one A, but 80 Fs(The Sentinel) â Based on 2021 state assessment scores, only one public school in Kansas earned an âAâ on Kansas Policy Instituteâs A-F Grading of Kansas Schools initiative. According to… Read More
Public Education
Topeka super Tiffany Anderson misleads parents on student achievement(The Sentinel) â To hear Topeka Superintendent Tiffany Anderson talk about student achievement in her district, you would think it is pretty good overall. But as is often the case with… Read More
Public Education
Kansas House passes needs assessment, other education reforms(The Sentinel) â For years many school districts across Kansas have likely ignored a state law requiring an annual building needs assessment designed to improve student achievement. If it becomes… Read More
Government
Open Enrollment bill narrowly approved in Kansas House(The Sentinel) â Kansas K-12 students will be able to transfer and attend any school district in the state, depending on capacity limitations, under a bill approved by the House. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas Senate passes âParents Bill of Rightsâ(The Sentinel) â The âParents Bill of Rightsâ and school curriculum transparency legislation passed the Kansas Senate Tuesday 24-15. However the bill â SB496 â fell… Read More
Public Education
Remedial Ed audit finds systemic deficiencies in KS school system(The Sentinel) â A recently released state audit disclosed that about a third of Kansas high school graduates took at least one remedial course in college. High school and college educators… Read More
Public Education
18 Kansas teachers pledge to teach CRT tenets(The Sentinel) â Against a backdrop of curriculum transparency and Parents Bill of Rights legislation, comes a reminder that 18 Kansas teachers signed a pledge to continue teaching the… Read More
Public Education
Emporia school board member sends police after parentsA member of the Emporia Board of Education allegedly attempted to have a member of the public arrested after disagreements over her votes on school mask policies. The issue exploded… Read More