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David Hicks

David Hicks writes for The Sentinel, a publication focusing on news and issues in the state of Kansas.

Kansas
Seven members of Kansas Board of Education vote to reduce proficiency standards

(The Sentinel) — Last year, 22% of 8th-graders were proficient in English Language Arts (reading) on the Kansas state assessment. This year, 46% are proficient as a result of… Read More

August 21, 2025
Gender Identity
Kansas school district issues transgender policy, testing state law that banned males from female sports

(The Sentinel) – In a challenge to Kansas state law, Lawrence USD 497 has issued a policy for the new school year on the interaction with transgender, non-binary, and… Read More

August 15, 2025
Government
Kansas Ed Dept. passes the buck to Gov. Kelly on Kobach guidance to remove gender identity references from state school lunch contracts

​(The Sentinel) – The ongoing disagreement between Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) and the Kansas State Board of Education (KSBOE) is intensifying… Read More

July 16, 2025
Kansas
Kansas among 22 states allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students

(The Sentinel) – For more than 20 years, the State of Kansas has offered in-state tuition to undocumented students since then-Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed … Read More

July 15, 2025
Public Education
Kansas allows three years of unlawful behavior before labeling schools ‘persistently dangerous’

(The Sentinel) – A May 7th letter from the U. S. Department of Education to Kansas school officials has dusted off a decades-long, but neglected regulation allowing… Read More

June 18, 2025