Culture
Kansas county commission allows anti-Christian rant despite policy(The Sentinel) â Johnson County (Kansas) Commission Chair Mike Kelly has taken steps to stifle citizens who are concerned with or critical of county actions, but he apparently welcomes anti-Christian… Read More
Culture
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirkâs appearance at KU Wednesday to test campus security, studentsâ beliefsTraditional American values of free speech, free markets and limited government are a surprisingly tough sell today â as evidenced by the need for, and the experience of, Turning Point… Read More
Courts
Kansas, 10 other states sue Biden administration over latest student loan forgiveness plan(The Sentinel) â Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, along with the attorneys general of ten other states, is suing the Biden Administration over its latest attempt to cancel the debt… Read More
Opinion
Students are trapped in the twilight zone of public education(The Sentinel) â Imagine, if you will, entering the Kansas State Capitol Visitor Center and beginning the long walk through an underground stone hallway. You are about to enter another… Read More
Government
Kansas House Democrats fundraise off school funding lies(The Sentinel) â An email sent on March 27 by Kansas House Democrats under the signature of Rep. Valdenia Winn, D-Kansas City, contains multiple lies about school funding and uses… Read More
Government
SB 428 reinforces school board membersâ ability to conduct needs assessments(The Sentinel) â Senate Bill 428 (SB 428), currently in front of the Kansas Senate Committee on Education, would force district administrations to allow school board members to be… Read More
Government
Kansas bill would give school board members tools to improve transparency and accountability(The Sentinel) â School board members in Kansas would no longer be restricted to whom they could speak on district issues, nor be barred from school property under Senate Bill 427… Read More
Government
Kansas bill would create a tax credit for private and home school families(The Sentinel) â A Kansas bill that would provide a tax credit to families whose children are in either private school or are homeschooled passed an important procedural hurdle last… Read More
Government
Kansas ban on minor sex change treatments, surgeries, advances to likely final approval ThursdayThe Kansas Legislature is expected to vote Thursday to join 22 other states in banning sex change surgeries and treatments on minors. The House Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the Senateâs Help… Read More
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
Government
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