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David Hicks

David Hicks writes for The Sentinel, a publication focusing on news and issues in the state of Kansas.

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. Read More

April 26, 2023
Culture, Public Education
Kansas bill banning co-ed accommodations for students passes while Kansas school leaders focus on bond issue

(The Sentinel) – With veto-proof majorities, the Kansas House and Senate passed and sent to the governor’s desk Senate Substitute for House Bill 2138 , providing for separate accommodations… Read More

April 17, 2023
Culture
Women’s Bill of Rights, defining male and female, passes Kansas House

(The Sentinel) – The Kansas House has followed the Senate by approving SB 180 , the Women’s Bill of Rights, codifying into state law that an individual’s “sex” means… Read More

March 30, 2023
Gender Identity, Kansas
At least 3 Kansas school districts hide students’ transgender status from parents

(The Sentinel) – Over 160 school districts nationwide, including three in Kansas , have policies to keep students’ transgender status a secret from their parents. That's according to a… Read More

March 23, 2023
DEI, Kansas
Kansas DEI administrator resigns to focus on his diversity business

(The Sentinel) – Shawnee Mission School District has announced that Dr. Tyrone Bates Jr. is resigning effective at the end of this school year, after four years as the district’s… Read More

March 15, 2023