Public Education
Education officials top the 2022 Kansas public retirees ‘millionaires’ list(The Sentinel) – Data provided by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System shows Kansas has 3,778 KPERS ‘millionaires’ – state and local government retirees who will collect at least… Read More
Culture
Records request backs up Kansas teacher’s complaints about DEI(The Sentinel) – The results of a Kansas Open Records Act request to the Shawnee Mission School District back up several of the claims made by Shawnee Mission… Read More
Public Education
The science of reading is the solution to state, nation’s literacy problem(The Sentinel) – Thirty-four percent of fourth-grade students in the United States cannot read at the basic level, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. It… Read More
Public Education
These Kansas school districts continue to ignore state assessment law(The Sentinel) – For the third consecutive year, a review of 25 school districts’ adherence to the school needs assessment law underscores why Kansas has a deepening achievement… Read More
Public Education
Citizens trying to read Lion article to KC-area county commission warning about anti-white racial indoctrination are shut downA group of citizens trying to read aloud a Lion article about racial indoctrination in local schools has been shut down by a Kansas City-area county commission for not… Read More
Education
Olathe, Kansas school board member censured over conduct at meetings(The Sentinel) — Olathe USD 233 Board Member Brian Connell was censured and removed from his committee assignments by fellow members over alleged disruptive behavior and outbursts during… Read More
Public Education
Kansas expands school choice tax credit scholarship program in SB 113(The Sentinel) – Next year a lot more students will be eligible to participate in the tax credit scholarship program with Governor Kelly signing SB 113 today. The… Read More
Public Education
Olathe school board member Brian Connell censured over conduct at meetings(The Sentinel) – Olathe USD 233 Board Member Brian Connell was censured and removed from his committee assignments by fellow members over alleged disruptive behavior and outbursts during meetings. Read More
Kansas, Taxes
KS Governor Laura Kelly vetoes tax relief worth $244 million; legislature not around to override(The Sentinel) — As if taking away$1.4 billion in tax relief from Kansans wasn’t bad enough, Governor Laura Kelly Friday vetoed Senate Bill 8(SB 8), which would… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschool workshop, used curriculum sale to equip parents for next school yearFamilies interested in homeschooling often cite two challenges in starting: trying to find local resources, as well as choosing curriculum. However, the Midwest Parent Educators (MPE) nonprofit plans to… Read More
Opinion
Local reporting on teacher’s whistleblowing reveals bias(The Sentinel) – The Kansas City Star exaggerated repeatedly in a story about a protest at Shawnee Mission North over comments a teacher made in an op-ed forThe… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district contemplates removing Bible after student activist makes sardonic, retaliatory complaintA school district in Kansas will review the Bible for indecency and possible removal from school shelves after a student’s formal request, made in retaliation for other books being flagged and… Read More
Kansas
Kansas Ed. Dept. and other agencies fail to fully implement multiple audit recommendations(The Sentinel) – Several state agencies have failed to fully implement recommendations made by auditors over the last several years.According to a report from the Sunflower State Journal, the Kansas Department… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas public school teacher stands by criticism amid attacks and national attention: ‘I will not be deterred’The outpouring of love and support I have received has been nothing short of amazing. Thank you!On the other hand, since my op-ed in The Heartlander and… Read More
Government
Kansas lawmakers make second effort for school choiceLawmakers in the Kansas Senate are working on a plan to revive a school choice plan under a new effort which would also increase public school funding in the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas high school sports association bans males from competing against girls, following new lawFollowing a law recently enacted by the Kansas Legislature, the Kansas State High School Activities Association has adopted a new rule banning trans-identifying biological males from competing against girls. Read More
Education, Kansas
Arkansas teachers freed from compulsory union membership; what about Kansas?(The Sentinel) — Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently signed into law the“Teacher Paycheck Protection” bill removing union membership as a condition of employment for that state’s teachers.Supported… Read More
Culture
The University of Kansas School of Medicine partners with California school to promote far-left anti-racism program(Do No Harm) – The KU Medical Center (KUMC) at the University of Kansas School of Medicine (KUSOM) has teamed up with UC San Francisco (UCSF) in a program… Read More
Public Education
Kansas approves interstate teacher licenses pact; 6 more states neededThe Kansas Legislature approved the Interstate Teaching Mobility Compact, which would make teaching licenses portable among member states, when it’s approved by a sufficient number of states.The compact… Read More
Government
Microschools continue to gain traction in Kansas(The Sentinel) – Microschools, which provide opportunities for enterprising teachers and parents to find alternatives to the public school system, are gaining traction across the country — and indeed,… Read More