Kansas, Schools
Kansas schools spend nearly $19,000 per student as enrollment, test scores fall, employment, cash reserves rise(The Sentinel) – Data from the Kansas Department of Education shows school funding for the 2024-25 school year set another record at $8.65 billion, averaging … Read More
Kansas
Kansas officials hide from cameras to avoid being confronted on reducing proficiency standards(The Sentinel) – It’s not uncommon for education administrators to make easily debunked claims about student achievement or school finance from the safety of a board room where no one… Read More
Opinion
KS Dept. of Ed. hides from TV cameras to avoid being confronted on reducing proficiency standards(The Sentinel) – It’s not uncommon for education administrators to make easily debunked claims about student achievement or school finance from the safety of a board room where no one… Read More
Charlie Kirk
Kansas school board member refuses to resign after resolution demanding it(The Sentinel) — Embattled Manhattan-Ogden School Board Member Dr. Katie Allen refused her colleagues’ demand that she resign her position, days after losing her job with the Kansas Department… Read More
Education
Kansas Department of Education changes online form for homeschool registration, adding fields not required by state law(The Heartlander) — Homeschool families are questioning changes to the Kansas Department of Education’s online registration form, which now demands more information than is required under state law. “A school… Read More
Education
Kansas school districts sitting on $1.25 billion in operating cash reserves(The Sentinel) — New data from the Kansas Department of Education show school districts collectively added $68 million to their operating cash reserves in the last school year, bringing the… Read More
Education, Kansas City
Commentary from Kansas City Star columnist on homeschool meeting showcases media bias, misinformation(The Heartlander) — As some journalists bemoan the public’s increasing mistrust in their coverage, they do themselves no favors by publishing commentary filled with erroneous, misleading statements… Read More
State Government
Report: Kansas could use accreditation threat to force schools to eliminate Native American mascotsSome are so eager to rid Kansas schools of Indian mascots that they’re floating the threat of tying it to accreditation. An advisory group to the Kansas State Board of… Read More