Education, Kansas
Olathe parent taken aback by school board member Julie Steele, who suggests those critical of DEI leave Kansas(The Sentinel) — Olathe school board member Julie Steele answered a critic of the district’s progressive policies including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) by recommending the… Read More
Kansas, Taxes
Kansas superintendent published false claims in ad pushing a 12% tax hike(The Sentinel) — Unified School District 469 Lansing last week published on its website an advertisement titled “Revenue Neutral Rate Explained” designed to encourage support for a double-digit property… Read More
Kansas, Taxes
Nebraska cuts income tax rates, leaving Kansas the highest in the region(The Sentinel) — The tax motto in Kansas — "we aren’t as bad as Nebraska" — no longer applies, now that Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has signed sweeping tax… Read More
COVID-19
Kansas schools received $1.25 billion in COVID relief funds(The Sentinel) — The amount of money Congress borrowed to give away in the name of COVID relief was mind-boggling. Eventually, $190 billion was appropriated by Congress and signed into… Read More
Free Speech
Retiring professor in Kansas City area claims his free speech rights were restricted over political views(The Sentinel) — Frank Syracuse, who recently retired after 32 years at Johnson County Community College (JCCC) in suburban Kansas City, laments what he sees as a lack of… Read More