Kansas City
Gardner Edgerton School Board candidate vows to stay in the race despite filing in one district, moving to another(The Sentinel) — Business owner and USD 231 School Board candidate Keith Davenport finds himself in a unique position just weeks before voters go to the polls. He’s a… Read More
Charlie Kirk
Kansas school board member refuses to resign after resolution demanding it(The Sentinel) — Embattled Manhattan-Ogden School Board Member Dr. Katie Allen refused her colleagues’ demand that she resign her position, days after losing her job with the Kansas Department… Read More
Public Education
Former Kansas elementary teacher pleads no contest to charges of taking indecent liberties with a child(The Sentinel) – Jerome Riscovallez, 55, a former Henry Leavenworth Elementary School teacher, avoided trial later this month by entering two pleas of no contest to… Read More
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
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