Public Education
School-level ACT scores show frightening declines since 2015 in Kansas(The Sentinel) – ACT scores for individual high schools in Kansas show concerning declines since 2015 in most cases. The statewide composite in 2015 was 21.9 but fell… Read More
Public Education
Kansas Association of School Boards refuses to provide agenda for upcoming Title IX workshop(The Sentinel) – Weeks after a federal court placed a hold on implementing a new federal Department of Education (DOE) rule in Kansas, expanding … Read More
Public Education
Kansas State Board of Education to ‘take a serious look’ at cellphone banRestricting cellphone use in Kansas public schools is on the table now that the state board of education is forming a “blue-ribbon task force” to examine the issue. The… Read More
Public Education
Employment of non-teachers rose since 2015 in Kansas while outcomes and enrollment decline(The Sentinel) – The hiring of non-teachers (administrators and all other employees who are not teachers) has continued an upward trend in Kansas for the past decade in spite… Read More
Public Education
DOJ issues damning report on discrimination in Wichita Public Schools(The Sentinel) – A report from the Department of Justice found pervasive evidence of discrimination in Wichita Public Schools against students based on race and disability. KSNW-TV … Read More
Christian Schools
Christian school alum drafted by Chicago Bulls in first roundSunrise Christian Academy graduate Matas Buzelis was just selected 11th overall in the NBA draft. The 19-year-old was overwhelmed with emotion, declaring himself “blessed.” “I’m blessed, man. Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district attempts to stifle, marginalize board members(The Sentinel) – Chanute (Kansas) Board of Education President Heather Guernsey and Superintendent of Schools Matt Koester refuse to answer questions about a “board governance document”… Read More
Homeschools
Kansas homeschool robotics team celebrates Capitol honors, 25th anniversaryInventing robots to help treat cardiovascular disease? Homeschooled students in Kansas have a heart – and a growing name – for doing just that. Indeed, the Wichita Homeschool… Read More
Recreation
Summer of Fun: There’s no place like the Oz Museum in WamegoThis is one in a series of “Summer of Fun” articles by The Heartlander showcasing fun things to do across Missouri and Kansas. WAMEGO, Ks. – Even… Read More
Public Education
Kansas AG says implementing Biden’s Title IX policy is “foolish and a waste of money”(The Sentinel) – The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is telling school districts they must soon adopt policies — contrary to state law — that allow boys who identify… Read More
Public Education
Education officials at the top of the 2023 Kansas pension ‘millionaires’ list(The Sentinel) – Data provided by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System shows that Kansas has 4,375 KPERS ‘millionaires’ – state and local government retirees who will collect at… Read More
Courts
Kansas sues federal government over new Title IX rules(The Sentinel) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing the federal government over changes to Title IX requirements that are supposed to protect women and minorities… Read More
Opinion
Kansas school district surrenders records after nearly a month of obfuscations and denials(The Sentinel) – After weeks of back and forth reminiscent of a Franz Kafka novel, USD 233 Olathe finally sent the records they continually insisted either did not exist… Read More
Government
Kansas House fails to override veto of youth ‘gender-affirming care’(The Sentinel) – A bill that would have banned so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors in the state is dead, at least for this session, after two Kansas House Republicans… Read More
Public Education
Grades for Kansas schools show continued declines in 2023(The Sentinel) – The new “A-F Grading for Kansas Schools,” based on 2023 state assessment scores, shows nearly half of Kansas public schools earned a “D” or “F” grade, and… Read More
Government
Kansas legislators should follow the principled lead of these three Democrats(The Sentinel) – “As I watch children in poverty, trapped in failing schools, who can hardly read, I’d be damned if I will continue to defend the status quo.”… Read More
Courts
Judge orders Olathe school board to pay $259K legal fees for plaintiff in First Amendment case(The Sentinel) – Federal District Court Judge Holly Teeter on April 4 ordered the Olathe school board to pay Jennifer Gilmore’s attorney, Linus Baker, $259,233 in attorney’s… Read More
Opinion
KASB congratulates USD 489 Hays on declining student outcomes(The Sentinel) – If Benjamin Franklin were alive today, he might say there are three things you can count on – death, taxes, and the Kansas Association of School… Read More
Public Education
High School senior infiltrates school ‘Satan’ club led by middle-aged satanistA high school senior in Olathe, Kansas infiltrated a now-defunct after-school Satan club, only to find it led by a middle-aged devil satanist. Media around the country have… Read More
Government
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill to ban ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors(The Sentinel) – A new law that would have banned so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors has been vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly. Senate Bill 233, which passed… Read More