Courts
Kansas must use sex at birth on driverâs licenses, judge rules in temporary orderA judge ruled Monday that Kansas must list only sex at birth on its driverâs licenses until a lawsuit over the issue is resolved. After the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR)… Read More
Public Education
Community group claims its Kansas school board lacks transparency in bond issue campaign(The Sentinel) â Voters in USD 273 Beloit (Kansas) go to the polls in April to decide the fate of a $20 million package of new construction and… Read More
Public Education
Niche, Wichita Eagle push student achievement deception(The Sentinel) â A false sense of high achievement is one of the greatest barriers to students getting the education they need. Many education officials go out of their way… Read More
Public Education
Kansas universities spent $45 million on DEI, received $116 million from foreign sources last year(The Sentinel) â A new state audit says the six Kansas state universities spent $45 million on various Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) activities during the 2022-2023 school year and… Read More
Homeschools
KC-area homeschool conference to add student learning screenings to resources for parentsHomeschooling parents in the Kansas City area can access an additional resource this spring â learning screenings for a snapshot of their childâs developmental progress. The Midwest Parent Educators (MPE)… Read More
Legislation
Kansas House committee makes progress on bills stopping trans drugs, surgery for minorsÂA committee of the Kansas House of Representatives debated a pair of bills that would prohibit treatments for gender dysphoria in minor children. HB 2791âŻandâŻHB 2792âŻwould prohibit doctors from administering… Read More
Public Education
Kansas Dept. of Ed.: Evidence shows students are negatively impacted by a 4-day school week(The Sentinel) â There is a growing trend in small school districts to go to a 4-day school week, which, unfortunately, is another example of the education system acting in… Read More
Opinion
Legal experts refute gender privacy claims by ACLU, KNEA on parental notification(The Sentinel) â The Kansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Kansas chapter of the National Education Association (KNEA) seem once again to be giving school districts… Read More
Culture
Kansas school board group’s budget advice is contrary to state law(The Sentinel) â Kansas school board members are getting budget advice from the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) that is contrary to state law, and it doesnât seem to be an… Read More
Public Education
4 largest Kansas school districts continue to âcut parents out of the pictureâ on student gender issues, despite AGâs warningFour of the largest school districts in Kansas will continue to keep parents in the dark about their studentâs âtransgenderâ status despite a warning from the… Read More
Opinion
Kansas school officialsâ accreditation testimony exposes assault on academic achievement(The Sentinel) â You might think that mandating loss of accreditation for requiring school districts that donât comply with state law would not be controversial, but that proposal in … Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district defends sending flyer from progressive group to parents(The Sentinel) â Leavenworth USD 453 distributed a flyer to parents recently announcing a day-long event at the State Capitol ostensibly to introduce students to the legislative process, meet… Read More
Legislation
Education establishment hostile to accreditation requirement to follow state law(The Sentinel) â The Kansas education establishment is pushing back hard against a bill that simply requires districts to comply with state law or lose accreditation. The Kansas House K-12… Read More
Public Education
Kansas superintendent touts ‘rebranding’ in an era of declining test scores(The Sentinel) â The Olathe school district does not permit school board members to conduct annual needs assessments to improve student outcomes as required in state law, but district officials… Read More
Culture
Kansas 4-H declines to answer questions about controversial transgender housing policy(The Sentinel) â Kansas State University Research and Extension is refusing to say whether a controversial transgender housing policy remains in effect. As the Sentinel reported in late 2022, the housing policy at… Read More
Culture
School choice rally brings cheering supporters to Kansas Capitol(The Sentinel) â An estimated crowd of over 150 renewed their call for Kansas to join the growing ranks of states offering School Choice at an enthusiastic rally in the Capitol. … Read More
Legislation
House, Senate leaders look ahead to 2024 Kansas legislative session(The Sentinel) â Will Kansans see a flat tax, property tax reform, and school choice in 2024? How about Medicaid expansion? What to do with a projected $4.5 billion budget… Read More
Courts
‘Raw retaliatory censorshipâ: Kansas veteran sues school board for restricting free speech, banning him from school propertyA Kansas man is suing his local school district for viewpoint discrimination after being banned from school property for over two years. Itâs one of two lawsuits Justin Spiehs has… Read More
Public Education
Some Kansas school districts send board members to training from NSBA, which likened parents to ‘domestic terrorists’(The Sentinel) â At least 25 state school board associations canceled their membership with the National School Boards Association (NSBA) after it labeled parents âdomestic terrorists,â but… Read More
Public Education
Satanic Temple unveils first high school student-led club near Kansas City(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Satanic Temple (TST) announced Tuesday that it will be opening its first high school club in Kansas. The club is an affiliate of TSTâs… Read More