Author: Patrick Richardson
Wichita bond issue appears to have failed, one proponent made deceptive achievement claims
Wichita’s first school bond issue in 16 years appears to have failed by a narrow margin. The unofficial count of in-person…
C5 Initiative aims to bring classical education to urban core
A new initiative in Wichita aims to bring a classical education to the urban city core — and hopefully in…
DCFS cannot account for changes in child abuse claims
Every year, tens of thousands of Kansas families are reported to the Department of Children and Family Services for child…
USD 231 Gardner-Edgerton declines to comment on federal lawsuit filed by Carrie Schmidt
Officials with the Gardner-Edgerton school district have declined to answer questions about a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Carrie…
Legislature proposes less funding for literacy training
Leaders of the Kansas House Committee on Higher Education Budget are declining to answer questions about stripping $8 million in…
Economist says DOGE on the right track, state-level efforts needed
Former chief economist for the Office of Management and Budget under the first Trump administration Dr. Vance Ginn said the…
Sen. Moran introduces bill to move USAID food program to USDA
Contrary to press reports suggesting U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) was opposed to cuts to the United States Agency for…
Kansas Legislature launches DOGE effort with government efficiency portal
Taking a page from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, (DOGE), the Kansas Senate has created the “Committee on Government…
As Tennessee passes school choice, Kansas continues to debate
As another state prioritizes students over systems, Kansas continues to simply debate giving parents the option to send their children…
Kansas Senate passes two minor property tax relief bills
The Kansas Senate passed two bills Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2024, which, if signed into law, will provide much-needed property tax…
Education tax credit legislation would give parents school choice
The Kansas Senate is taking up a bill that would provide an education tax credit for parents who choose to…
City of Council Grove apparently admits KOMA violations in response to AG letter
The City of Council Grove, Kansas, has admitted to violations of the Kansas Open Meetings Act according to documents obtained…
House will not take up amendment to limit property valuation increases, Hawkins says
Despite more than 60% of Kansans supporting constitutional limits on property tax valuations, Kansas Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins…
Senate Tax Committee mulls constitutional amendment to limit real estate valuation increases
For the third year in a row, the Kansas State Senate is considering an amendment to the Kansas constitution that…
AG finds Kansas Department of Commerce violated KORA
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Kansas recently won a victory when Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach found that the Kansas Department of…
Kansas districts affected by massive PowerSchool data breach
Parents in much of the country have become accustomed to using an online platform called “PowerSchool” to keep up with…
Colorado Springs school district ends relationship with teacher’s union
Late last year, the Colorado Springs, Colorado, Board of Education voted to end its collective bargaining agreement with the Colorado…
Kansas PAC law ruled unconstitutional by federal judge
Earlier this year a federal court issued a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit challenging part of Kansas campaign finance…
2024 education spending out-paces inflation, but instruction spending stays flat
According to data from the Kansas Department of Education, school districts statewide increased total spending by about 4% in the…
Department of Commerce ‘transparency database’ out of compliance with state law
A new report from the Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit shows the Kansas Department of Commerce’s “transparency database” is…
Kelly administration doesn’t know how many employees work remotely
As the heads of the new Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy—cheekily known as “DOGE” after a…
City of Westwood backs down, residents to vote on fate of park
After losing a legal battle over a petition to hold a referendum, the City of Westwood has finally capitulated to…
Federal court sides with Kobach, halts rule giving Obamacare to illegals
A federal court recently halted a rule that would have provided so-called “Obamacare” health plans to illegal immigrants. According to…
Pfizer hid vaccine deaths, research team alleges
During the clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer appears to have hidden two deaths — including one…