Education, Kansas
Landmark ‘School District Board of Education Member Free Speech and Transparency Act’ gets hearing in Kansas House(The Sentinel) — HB 2382, the School District Board of Education Member Free Speech and Transparency Act, was introduced at a hearing before the House Education Budget Committee. The bill amends current… Read More
Education, Parenting
Mother wins free speech case against school board that muzzled porn protest(The Heartlander) — Two Georgia moms who were prevented from protesting at a school board meeting were awarded over $100,000 by a federal court. Cindy Martin and a group called… Read More
Education, Missouri
Nearly 40% of Missouri’s $10B education dept. budget reflects ‘mission creep’ and ‘bureaucratic bloat,’ says lawmaker(The Heartlander) — Of the $10 billion allotted to K-12 education in Missouri’s current budget, $4 billion may never make it to the classroom. If that staggering amount of money… Read More
Education, Missouri
Think tank distills Missouri’s $10B education budget into 48-page report(The Center Square) – More than a thousand pages are submitted during the Missouri legislative session on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s $10 billion budget. Susan Pendergrass, director… Read More
Education
Nebraska bill addresses teacher shortage by recruiting veterans(The Heartlander) — The Nebraska Legislature is considering a bill that would address the state’s teacher shortage by fast-tracking temporary teaching licenses for military veterans. LB 188 , sponsored… Read More
Education, Missouri
Former presidential advisor Kellyanne Conway urges Missouri legislators to enact school choiceAs Missouri appears poised to spend an unprecedented amount of money on K-12 education, it must spend it wisely – meaning school choice and an “education renaissance” in… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas school superintendent allegedly misused federal funds, audit finds(The Sentinel) — A yearly audit of the Morris County Unified School District 417 found significant problems within the district — particularly in the handling of COVID relief funds. Morris… Read More
Education, Kansas, Opinion
Kansas education commissioner claims ‘proficient’ is a made-up term(The Sentinel) – Kansas education commissioner Randy Watson last week told the State Board of Education that “proficient is a made-up term that the federal government makes us define.” Watson… Read More
Education, Kansas
Parent cites Leavenworth High School for lack of transparency, accountability(The Sentinel) — What began last year as concern over content in an English Language Arts class has repeated itself this school year and resulted in a Leavenworth High School parent… Read More
Education, Missouri
Reeds Spring School District breaks ground on Table Rock Career CenterREEDS SPRING, Mo. – Residents in the Reeds Spring area can expect a new and improved career center after voters approved a $40 million no-tax-increase bond a year… Read More
Education, Missouri
Drury University, Nixa Public Schools partner in hybrid student teaching program to tackle teacher shortageSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury University and Nixa Public Schools have teamed up to form a hybrid model of student teaching for undergrad students at the college. Read More
Education
Missouri State University-West Plains hosts Women in Welding program, looks to the futureWEST PLAINS, Mo. – Eighteen women have completed a 40-hour training introduction to welding at Missouri State University-West Plains, and the campus hopes to grow the program for… Read More
Education, Missouri
Missouri rural schools will be able to monitor Wi-Fi, develop safety plans with $2M grant(The Center Square) – Twenty-six rural Missouri school districts will be able to better monitor Wi-Fi servers for threats and other safety issues through a $2 million grant from the… Read More
Education
Wichita district: credit for class attendance requires just last 10 minutes(The Sentinel) — Wichita Public Schools Unified School District 259 has declined to answer questions about an attendance policy which — theoretically — would allow students to miss the majority… Read More
Education, Parenting
Kansas City-area school district quietly removes alarming ‘designer baby’ assignment with eugenic overtones after mom’s concerns(The Heartlander) — Students in a Missouri middle school were given a genetics assignment suggesting traits such as “skinny,” blond hair and gray or blue eyes are the most valuable. Read More
Education
Kansas parent wins fight against school’s ‘social justice’ curriculumKirsten Workman, the Lansing mom who withdrew her 12th-grade daughter from an English Composition class over content she found objectionable and mounted a curriculum challenge to the material offered… Read More
Education, Missouri
Missouri AG promises legal action to remove school officials on drag shows(The Heartlander) — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is prepared to force out the school district officials who allowed young students to attend a… Read More
Education, Missouri
Citizen concerned over lewd books in this Missouri school district was immediately shown the door by his school board. But he’s not going anywhereA citizen distressed about lewd books in school libraries was immediately gaveled down during public comments to the Lee’s Summit, Missouri school board, and was promptly escorted out of the meeting… Read More
Education, Missouri
Missouri parents are asking what schools, mayor knew about drag performances attended by middle schoolersPublic officials in Columbia, Missouri are on the spot to explain themselves after exposing school children to drag performances under the guise of a diversity celebration for Martin Luther King… Read More
Education, Missouri
Missouri governor’s spending spree, including a proposed $56 million on pre-K, raises questionsMissouri Gov. Mike Parson unveiled a number of ambitious spending initiatives in his State of the State speech , including $56 million to expand pre-kindergarten options that some are… Read More