Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Dec. 26-30)New Christian school opening in Kentucky – Co-directors Charlotte Burton and Carrie Oliver announced the opening of Highlands Latin School Owensboro. The non-denominational, faith-based school will open in 2023 and… Read More
Education, Gender Identity
Five genders? Residents in this Kansas school district question curriculum, content in dual credit courses(The Sentinel) – Taxpayers in Kansas’ Rose Hill USD 394 school district voiced concerns at a recent school board meeting about curriculum content in a “dual credit” course offered to… Read More
Public Education
Residents in this Kansas school district question curriculum, content in dual credit courses(The Sentinel) – Taxpayers in the Rose Hill USD 394 school district voiced concerns at a recent school board meeting about curriculum content in a “dual credit” course offered to… Read More
Schools, Taxes
Kansas school district violated ‘truth in taxation’ law and must refund or reduce taxes, state tax board rulesIn a victory for the Kansas Justice Institute and Baldwin City taxpayers, the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals ruled Dec. 22 that Unified School District 348 violated the state’s “truth… Read More
Public Education
Oregon teachers quit union, Kansas teachers need legislative relief(The Sentinel) – Oregon school districts added about 2,100 teachers in the last school year, but union membership in the Oregon Education Association (OEA) dropped by almost 500. Jason Dudash,… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district to close a school for financial windfall(The Sentinel) – The Prairie Hills School Board meets December 12 th to consider closing the Wetmore Academic Center, and is expected to schedule a future vote on the… Read More
Public Education
KS Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall resigns KU teaching position over university’s free speech failures(The Sentinel) – Just over a month after an associate dean at the University of Kansas School of Law labeled a speech that had yet to be given “hate… Read More
Education
Kansas special education funding exceeded expenditures, contrary to claims of school funding advocates(The Sentinel) – School funding advocates met at the Capitol in Topeka recently to make the case that special education in Kansas is underfunded. But other testimony presented shows… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school nurse married to district official made $126,000 last year(The Sentinel) – A school nurse in USD 261 Haysville was the fifth-highest-paid employee in the district last year, paid over $126,000. That is more than 50% above the… Read More
Public Education
Kansas parent addresses school board with content, curriculum concerns(The Sentinel) – Kirsten Workman, who withdrew her daughter from high school English class over her concerns its content focused more on Critical Race Theory, gender issues, and political… Read More
Homeschools
Kansas parents explain the homeschooling surge(The Sentinel) – K-12 schools in Kansas have lost more than 10,000 students since the beginning of the pandemic, and homeschooling registrations have more than tripled during that… Read More
Public Education
Conservatives sweep Kansas State Board of Education racesKansans voted overwhelmingly last Tuesday for parental rights and curriculum accountability in schools, in helping conservatives win all five of the open Kansas State Board of Education seats. This year,… Read More
Education
Award-winning Kansas teacher charged with multiple felony sex crimes against studentsA veteran middle school teacher lauded for creativity in the classroom is facing six felony counts of unlawful sexual relations with students. Keil Hileman, a 53-year-old former Kansas teacher of… Read More
Public Education
The Kansas State Board of Education recommends ‘retiring’ Indian mascots in K-12 schools ASAPThe Kansas State Board of Education has formally recommended K-12 schools in the state eliminate Native American mascots “as soon as possible.” Only one board member voted against the motion… Read More
Education
Kansas school district votes to ban transgender students from opposite-sex bathrooms and sports teamsA Kansas school district voted Monday to ban transgender students from using bathrooms and competing on sports teams that don’t match their birth gender. After months of debate, the Kansas… Read More
2022 election
Kansas Republicans reeling from another governor loss and breezy re-election of a Democrat congresswoman. What happened?While much of the nation expected a red wave in Tuesday’s election, Kansas very nearly experienced a mini blue wave – with a controversial Democrat governor eking out… Read More
Education
CRT is taught in Kansas, says Lansing school board member(The Sentinel) – Education officials insist that the tenets of critical race theory are not being taught in Kansas and other states, but a new survey of young adults indicates… Read More
Culture
Kansas Lt. Governor dressed in gender-bending ‘drag’ costume amid accusations state funded ‘all-ages’ drag show(Daily Caller) – Kansas Democratic Lt. Gov. David Toland appears to have dressed in a “drag” costume for a 2010 charity event amid accusations that the state funded an… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district says accountability is key to its performance; policy group to follow up with panel discussion(The Sentinel) – The Wabaunsee school district has consistently outperformed surrounding districts and the state average on math and reading state assessments tests over the last several years. While the… Read More
Public Education
Candidate invitation to speak at Kansas school may be election law violationA Derby High School instructor potentially ran afoul of state election law last week when she invited the Democrat challenger for the local State House of Representatives seat tospeak to… Read More