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
Government
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
Government
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
Homeschools
âEncouragement Dayâ to support homeschool moms: âTheyâre not on this path aloneâMany modern-day moms may think homeschooling is challenging, but they may not know it was once considered illegal. The featured speaker for the upcoming Midwest Parent Educators (MPE)… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school funding exceeds $20,000 per student adjusted for cost of living(The Sentinel) â New data from the Kansas Department of Education show school funding was $17,650 per student in the 2023 school year, but adjusted for the cost of living, spending… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school board advances parental rights, despite âshockingâ oppositionThe Lansing Board of Education in Kansas voted Monday to adopt a new transgender student policy requiring parental notification, despite opposition which the boardâs vice president… Read More
Homeschools
âWhipsawedâ: Homeschool families with special needs face unique challenges in KansasÂImagine living in a state where schools donât provide adequate special needs services for your child â but if you donât provide those services as their parent, those schools can… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district leaves school board association, citing political differences(The Sentinel) â Jackson Heights USD 335 is leaving the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) saying KASB no longer reflects the districtâs values. Read More
Public Education
School districts in Kansas alone sit on $1.25 billion in operating cash reserves(The Sentinel) â New data from the Kansas Department of Education show school districts collectively added $68 million to their operating cash reserves in the last school year, bringing the… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district targeted by US Dept. of Ed. for possible antisemitism(The Sentinel) â Kansas’ Maize USD 266 has been advised by the federal Department of Educationâs (DOE) Office for Civil Rights that it is among seven institutions in… Read More
Public Education
Kansas superintendent uses property tax deception to oppose open enrollment(The Sentinel) â Comments made at the Lansing, Kansas school board meeting on Nov. 13 exposed a consciously false claim and several school funding deceptions by USD 469 Superintendent Marty… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school board event attracts experts discussing ways to improve student achievement(The Sentinel) â With the theme of Improving Student Achievement by Changing Adult Behaviors, the Kansas School Board Resource Center (KSBRC) brought education experts from Kansas and nationwide to Wichita for a… Read More
Culture
Kansas Inspector General report pushes for background checks on teachers, staff(The Sentinel) â A recent audit by the Medicaid Inspector General of the Kansas Department of Health and Environmentâs management of School-Based Fee For Service Medicaid reimbursements for the… Read More
Courts
Missouri, Idaho and Kansas suing FDA for its rules on abortion-inducing pills, including drugs by mail(The Center Square) â Missouri, Idaho and Kansas filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requesting a rollback of rules… Read More