Culture
Kansas becoming Midwest abortion hubKansas is growing its reputation as a regional abortion destination, with new state data showing nearly 75% of abortions performed in the state in 2024 involved women traveling from… Read More
Government
Illegal slapped with 20 years in prison after strangling ICE agent(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An illegal migrant will be spending decades in prison after punching and strangling an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. Diego Barron-Esquivel, a… Read More
Kansas
Marion County pays $3 million to settle lawsuit over 2023 raid on Marion County Record(The Sentinel) — In a case reported nationwide, hailed for its effects on First and Fourth Amendment rights and freedom of the press, Marion… Read More
Public Education
Indiana touts 3rd grade reading gains; Kansas lowers proficiency standards and skirts state law(The Sentinel) – Third-grade reading proficiency is at 87% in Indiana, a phenomenal increase of five points over a year ago. In Kansas,… Read More
Opinion
Conscience in care: Why Kansas took a stand to protect foster families’ religious libertyNovember is National Adoption Month – a time to celebrate families who open their hearts to children in need and to encourage more to consider adoption through the foster care system. Read More
Government
Watch: Sen. Marshall calls Obamacare ‘a slot machine going to big insurance companies’Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, called the estimated 35-40% of people on Obamacare who never file a claim “ghost people” during remarks Friday on the Senate floor. About… Read More
Culture, Uncategorized
Kansas library director admits he wouldn’t let his own children read books library made easily accessible to kids(The Sentinel) – Last month, at a meeting of the Hays (Kansas) Public Library Board, local residents were up in arms over a “Banned Books Week” display that contained… Read More
Education
As 31 states (not Kansas) restrict cell phone use in schools, researchers study its effect on achievement, teacher satisfaction(The Sentinel) — A survey inEducation Week lists the efforts in 31 states and the District of Columbia to either restrict or outright ban cell phone… Read More
Culture
Watch: Kansas resident skewers library for highlighting sexualized books in child and youth areaA young man criticized the Hays, Kansas, public library for displaying books with graphic, sexual content in a space frequented by children and teens. The “Banned Books” display,… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district prohibits staff from wearing Charlie Kirk-style ‘FREEDOM’ shirtsA Kansas City-area elementary school has forbidden staff from wearing Charlie Kirk-style “FREEDOM” shirts. In an email exchange with a concerned citizen that has since been posted… Read More
Public Education
Kansas City-area cheerleading coach under fire for ‘rest in piss’ epitaph for Charlie KirkA cheerleading coach at a Kansas City-area high school cheered for Charlie Kirk’s assassination with a social media post reading “rest in piss gummy boy.” “We are… 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
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
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
Culture
Congressional intern killed in DC shooting; not intended target, police sayAn aid to U.S. Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, was shot and killed Monday night in Washington, D.C. Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old senior at the University of Massachusetts, was… Read More
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
Government
Kansas education funding task force debates validity of graduation rate against plummeting college readiness(The Sentinel) – The celebration of a stunning increase in a one-year graduation rate at Southeast High School in Wichita, Kansas, came crashing down as reports surfaced of … Read More
Public Education
‘Fighting to keep English in our school’: As a Kansas public school converts to bilingual-only, questions remain about community impact and decision processA neighborhood elementary school with a 112-year history will soon be bilingual-only, raising concerns about community impact and transparency, even as supporters say the benefits outweigh the costs. Read More
Public Education
KS athletic association says ‘sex at birth’ may not be known at birth(The Sentinel) – The Kansas State High School Activities Association is declining to answer questions about a form asking for the “sex at birth” of… Read More
Government
Education lobby gearing up for funding fight in Kansas, as formula review begins(The Sentinel) – The Kansas Education Funding Task Force has begun meeting to discuss potential changes to the school funding formula before it expires in 2027, and… Read More