State Government
Eudora girl forced to share a bed with biological male on school-sponsored overseas trip(The Sentinel) – On a school trip to Costa Rica earlier this month, three female high school students in the Eudora school district were assigned to a two-bed hotel… Read More
Public Education
Prosecutor considers election bribery charge against Hays superintendent(The Sentinel) – Ellis County Attorney Robert Anderson, Jr. is reviewing the results of an investigation into election bribery by Hays USD 489 Superintendent Ron Wilson.As reported on… Read More
State Government
Residents angry, defiant after this small Kansas town orders ‘In God We Trust’ taken off police carsThere’s been a run on “In God We Trust” car decals this week in the Haven, Kansas area, in defiance of the city council’s vote May 2 to remove… Read More
Public Education
Geary County teacher Pamela Ricard wins partial victory in pronoun lawsuit(The Sentinel) – Geary County teacher Pamela Ricard has won an initial victory in her lawsuit against her school district’s pronoun policy.On Tuesday, a federal judge issued… Read More
Public Education
Education officials top the 2021 KPERS ‘millionaires’ list(The Sentinel) – Data provided by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System shows Kansas has 3,349 KPERS ‘millionaires’ – state and local government retirees who will collect at least… Read More
Culture, Government
Kansas House fails to override Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly’s vetoes of bills for fairness in women’s sports and parents’ rightsThe Kansas House failed Thursday to override the governor’s veto of a bill protecting women’s sports and another establishing a parents’ bill of rights.The state Senate had successfully… Read More
Public Education
School choice op-ed: Don’t “control your soul’s desire for chaos”(reimaginED) – Videos have surfaced recently of starving residents of Shanghai screaming in the night a week into an incredibly misguided COVID-19 lockdown that has imprisoned Chinese citizens… Read More
Culture
Masterson vows override efforts on Kansas Parents’ Bill of Rights, fairness(The Sentinel) – Senate President Ty Masterson criticized Gov. Laura Kelly’s vetoes of the Parents’ Bill of Rights, Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, and a bill requiring able-bodied adults… Read More
State Government
Sports betting bills gaining traction in KS and MO, but Kansas bill may cause worries for Chiefs fansJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Both Missouri and Kansas state legislatures may be close to passing bills to legalize sports gambling. However, it seems as though the bill on the… Read More
Public Education
Grades are in for Kansas schools: just one A, but 80 Fs(The Sentinel) – Based on 2021 state assessment scores, only one public school in Kansas earned an “A” on Kansas Policy Institute’s A-F Grading of Kansas Schools initiative. According… Read More
Public Education
Topeka super Tiffany Anderson misleads parents on student achievement(The Sentinel) – To hear Topeka Superintendent Tiffany Anderson talk about student achievement in her district, you would think it is pretty good overall. But as is often the case… Read More
Public Education
Kansas House passes needs assessment, other education reforms(The Sentinel) – For years many school districts across Kansas have likely ignored a state law requiring an annual building needs assessment designed to improve student achievement. If it… Read More
Government
Open Enrollment bill narrowly approved in Kansas House(The Sentinel) – Kansas K-12 students will be able to transfer and attend any school district in the state, depending on capacity limitations, under a bill approved by the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas Senate passes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’(The Sentinel) – The “Parents Bill of Rights” and school curriculum transparency legislation passed the Kansas Senate Tuesday 24-15.However the bill – SB496– fell… Read More
State Government
Bill to limit sanctuary cities and municipal IDs clears Kansas House, now on to SenateA bill to preclude sanctuary city laws and limit the reach of “municipal IDs,” such as the ones coming in Wyandotte County, was approved by the Kansas House Wednesday… Read More
Public Education
Remedial Ed audit finds systemic deficiencies in KS school system(The Sentinel) – A recently released state audit disclosed that about a third of Kansas high school graduates took at least one remedial course in college. High school and college… Read More
Public Education
18 Kansas teachers pledge to teach CRT tenets(The Sentinel) – Against a backdrop of curriculum transparency and Parents Bill of Rights legislation, comes a reminder that 18 Kansas teachers signed a pledge to continue teaching… Read More
Public Education
Emporia school board member sends police after parentsA member of the Emporia Board of Education allegedly attempted to have a member of the public arrested after disagreements over her votes on school mask policies.The issue… Read More
Homeschools
KC-area homeschool conference to offer curriculum options, educational resourcesAs the number of homeschooling families increases nationwide, support groups and organizations are stepping up to help parents explore this alternative education option.The Midwest Parent Educators (MPE)… Read More
Culture
Kansas education commissioner suspended, nearly ousted, for childhood anecdote about IndiansThe Kansas commissioner of education has been suspended a month without pay, and nearly lost his job, after recounting a childhood story about his California cousins’ ignorance of life… Read More