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, Legislation
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
Legislation
Kansas House sends school choice reform bill to governorâs deskThe Kansas House narrowly approved a bill to create scholarship accounts for students who want to find alternatives to the failing public education system. “The fact that kids… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Elected leadersâ concerns about early-age sexual indoctrination in Leavenworth elementary school is unwelcome, brings call to resignAs a conservative, Pat Proctor never did feel welcome at Leavenworthâs David Brewer Elementary School in Kansas. Itâs only gotten worse now. After they blew the whistle on pro-LGBTQ student… Read More
Culture
Kansas legislature passes ban on men competing in women’s sports(Daily Caller) â The Kansas Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would bar biological men from competing in womenâs athletics. In a 28-11-1Â vote, the state… Read More
Opinion
KC Star in government public relations mode on Kansas education(The Sentinel) â If there was an award for journalistic malpractice, the Kansas City Star would be a leading contender. The most recent example of the Starâs âgovernment good /… Read More
Public Education
Kansas among states lagging in civics instruction(The Sentinel) â Mar. 6-10 is designated as National Civic Learning Week. But a 50-state survey of curriculum and legislative initiatives shows Kansas lagging behind in dedication to teaching civics, defined by … Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas school district: honoring parentsâ wishes on student pronouns is discriminatory(The Sentinel) â The Wichita School district is declining to answer questions about a teacher training that says it is âdiscriminatoryâ for teachers to honor parentsâ wishes regarding their childâs… Read More
Culture
Walgreens says it wonât sell abortion pills in nearly 20 red statesWalgreens announced that it wonât sell abortion pills in states where it is banned or where the legality of the pills remains in question. The decision comes after nearly… Read More
Public Education
School board rushes special meeting for policy change to clear wrestler for tournament. Did it violate the Kansas Open Meetings Act?(The Sentinel) â The Newton USD 373 Board of Education appears to have violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) during a special meeting called on Feb. 22, 2023. The… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas school district pressures teachers to use gender pronouns with warning: âcould lead to deathâA Kansas school district is telling teachers that misgendering students âcould lead to death.â A Freedom of Information Act request from Parents Defending Education (PDE) revealed that Wichita… Read More
Legislation, Opinion
McClatchy, Iorio collude to keep kids uneducated(The Sentinel) â One-third of public school students in Kansas cannot read or do math at grade level, and the McClatchy newspapers and columnist Sharon Hartin Iorio seem determined to… Read More
Culture
Kansas Senate passes bill on tax credits for pregnancy center donationsA bill that would establish 70% tax credits for donations to pregnancy centers was passed in the Kansas Senate last week. SB 96 stipulates that in… Read More
Culture
‘Not moving backwards’: More red states join push to bar men from competing in women’s sports(Daily Caller) â Several red states are joining the push to bar men from competing on the same sports team as women in both K-12 school districts and college athletics. Read More