Opinion

KS state school board should reject commissioner’s proposal to dispense with 10th grade assessment

(The Sentinel) – At the February 11 State Board of Education meeting, Commissioner of Education Randy Watson told board members that he is starting the process to eliminate the state… Read More

Public Education

More states lower testing standards in response to dismal student performance since COVID-19

As more public school students have been failing achievement tests since the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of states have decided to lower the bar on testing altogether. This tactic… Read More

Opinion

Dismal 2024 Kansas school assessments confirm outcomes won’t improve until adult behaviors change

(The Sentinel) – Results and reactions to the 2024 Kansas assessment could have been predicted more than a year ago, and the exact prediction will hold true for future years:… Read More

Kansas City

Jackson County assessor facing class action lawsuit, probe by Missouri auditor, over wildly varying assessments, chaotic appeals process

Kansas City taxpayers have performed their own assessments of the Jackson County property tax system. The verdict: mass confusion, myriad complaints and record numbers… Read More

Education

Kansas legislators: State board must get honest about education failures, like Gov. Youngkin in Virginia

(The Sentinel) – Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s bleak but refreshingly honest  end-of-the-school-year report  on K-12 education in the commonwealth focused on many of the issues facing public schools in… Read More