Public Education
Grades for Kansas schools show continued declines in 2023(The Sentinel) â The new âA-F Grading for Kansas Schools,â based on 2023 state assessment scores, shows nearly half of Kansas public schools earned a âDâ or âFâ grade, and overall… Read More
Government
Kansas legislators should follow the principled lead of these three Democrats(The Sentinel) â âAs I watch children in poverty, trapped in failing schools, who can hardly read, Iâd be damned if I will continue to defend the status quo.â This… Read More
Courts
Judge orders Olathe school board to pay $259K legal fees for plaintiff in First Amendment case(The Sentinel) â Federal District Court Judge Holly Teeter on April 4 ordered the Olathe school board to pay Jennifer Gilmoreâs attorney, Linus Baker, $259,233 in attorneyâs fees… Read More
Opinion
KASB congratulates USD 489 Hays on declining student outcomes(The Sentinel) â If Benjamin Franklin were alive today, he might say there are three things you can count on â death, taxes, and the Kansas Association of School Boards… Read More
Public Education
High School senior infiltrates school âSatanâ club led by middle-aged satanistA high school senior in Olathe, Kansas infiltrated a now-defunct after-school Satan club, only to find it led by a middle-aged devil satanist. Media around the country have reported on… Read More
Government
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill to ban âgender-affirming careâ for minors(The Sentinel) â A new law that would have banned so-called âgender-affirming careâ for minors has been vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly. Senate Bill 233, which passed… Read More
Government
Kansas Blueprint for Literacy requires âscience of readingâ in comprehensive education reform(The Sentinel) â Using the science of reading to teach literacy will soon be required in Kansas schools â and to train new educators in Kansas teacherâs college programs. Read More
Opinion
Missouri, Kansas lawsuits remind Biden that student loans remain Congressâ prerogative(The Daily Signal) â In a lawsuit filed on Monday, Missouri invites the federal courts to recognize that President Joe Bidenâs preoccupation with canceling student loans is part of… Read More
Homeschools
Second-generation homeschool graduate reflects on upcoming KC-area ceremonyGracie Neland graduated high school through her momâs âalma materâ in 2022 â except this was no school or university, but a homeschool nonprofit. The Midwest Parent Educators (MPE) association… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district refuses to answer questions about alleged âmurder listâ(The Sentinel) â More than a year after an alleged âincidentâ involving an alleged âmurder listâ at Wolf Springs Elementary School in Kansas, questions remain about the… Read More
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… Read More