Kansas
Kansas school district refuses to allow homeschool athletes to participate in sports recognition(The Sentinel) — Homeschool students who played for Wallace County High School were unfairly neglected and discriminated against during athletic recognitions earlier this year, according to parents… Read More
Education, Kansas
Wichita schools discriminate against blacks in discipline, DOJ finds(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
Education, Kansas
Kansas school district won’t answer questions on declining student achievement(The Sentinel) — State assessment scores at Santa Fe Trail USD 434 overwhelmingly lagged behind state averages this year, but despite repeated efforts by The Sentinel, Superintendent Faith Flory declined… Read More
Education, Kansas
Stay in your lane: 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… Read More
Kansas
Kansas school district seems in violation of building needs assessments law(The Sentinel) – A Kansas school district appears to be in violation of state law K.S.A. 72-1163, which requires local school boards to conduct annual needs assessments in each school and publish… Read More
Education, Kansas
Some Kansas schools support open enrollment law, others seem hostile(The Sentinel) – The bipartisan Open Enrollment legislation signed into law in 2022 offered hope for students who are trapped by their zip code… Read More
Kansas, Politics
Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids has financial ties to backers of groups staging anti-Israel protests, report allegesKansas’ U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids is taking money from a funder of some of the groups involved in the anti-Israel protests, according to a report… Read More
Kansas, Taxes
Legislature passes less expensive tax plan; Kelly vows another veto(The Sentinel) — The Kansas House and Senate came together late Tuesday night to pass SB 37 with slightly higher tax rates that reduce the cost by $124 million over… Read More
Education, Kansas
Grades for Kansas schools show continued decline 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”… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas Blueprint for Literacy requires ‘science of reading’ in comprehensive education reform(The Sentinel) – Using the science of reading to teach literacy will soon be required in Kansas schools — and to train new educators in Kansas teacher’s college programs. Read More
Courts, Kansas
Kansas Justice Institute wins civil asset forfeiture case; owner keeps car(The Sentinel) — A Geary County, Kansas, woman will soon have her vehicle back after a state court dismissed the civil asset forfeiture case against her “with… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas school district refuses to answer questions about alleged ‘murder list’(The Sentinel) — More than a year after an alleged “incident” involving an alleged “murder list” at Wolf Springs Elementary School , questions remain about the Blue… Read More
Courts, Kansas
Kansas must use sex at birth on driver’s licenses, judge rules in temporary orderA judge ruled Monday that Kansas must list only sex at birth on its driver’s licenses until a lawsuit over the issue is… Read More
Education, Kansas
Niche, Wichita Eagle push student achievement deception(The Sentinel) – A false sense of high achievement is one of the greatest barriers to students getting the education they need. Many education officials go out of their way… Read More
Kansas, Sports
How about a lift? High school sophomore weightlifting, CrossFit guru in Kansas breaking recordsPARSONS, Ks. – Parsons High School sophomore Autumn Sands remains unstoppable in weightlifting, powerlifting and CrossFit. Sands has already won two national championships and will compete… Read More
Gender Identity, Kansas
Four of largest Kansas school districts ‘cut parents out of the picture’ on student gender issues, despite AG’s warning(The Heartlander) — Four of the largest school districts in Kansas will continue to keep parents in the dark about their students' “transgender” status despite a… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas school district defends sending flier from progressive group fighting for ‘menstrual equity’(The Sentinel) — Leavenworth Unified School District 453 distributed a flier to parents recently announcing a day-long event at the State Capitol ostensibly to introduce students to… Read More
Education, Kansas
Olathe, Kansas superintendent touts ‘rebranding in an era of declining test scores(The Sentinel) — Unified School District 233 Olathe does not permit school board members to conduct annual needs assessments to improve student outcomes as required in state law, but district… Read More
Gender, Kansas
Kansas 4-H declines to answer questions about controversial transgender housing policyKansas State University Research and Extension is refusing to say whether a controversial transgender housing policy remains in effect. As the Sentinel reported in late 2022, the housing… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas Special Education Task Force recommends more funding without required study(The Sentinel) – Kansas legislation that created the Special Education Task Force directs it to “study and make recommendations for changes in the existing formula for… Read More