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SB 428 reinforces school board members’ ability to conduct needs assessments
Senate Bill 428 (SB 428), currently in front of the Kansas Senate Committee on Education, would force district administrations to…
SB 427 would give school board members tools to improve transparency and accountability
School board members would no longer be restricted to whom they could speak on district issues, nor be barred from…
Senate Bill 509 would create a tax credit for private and home school families
A bill that would provide a tax credit to families whose children are in either private school or are homeschooled…
Study: Medicaid expansion puts hospitals at higher risk of closure
It has become a mantra with Kansas Democrat Governor Laura Kelly: any hospital closure is blamed on not expanding Medicaid. …
State universities spent $45 million on DEI, received $116 million from foreign sources last year
A new state audit says the six Kansas state universities spent $45 million on various Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)…
Education establishment gearing up for new lawsuit over SPED funding
The State Supreme Court in 2019 determined that the Legislature met the Court’s definition of adequate funding of schools, including…
KASB budget advice is contrary to state law, silent on improving outcomes
Kansas school board members are getting budget advice from the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) that is contrary to…
Legal experts refute gender privacy claims by ACLU, KNEA on parental notification
The Kansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Kansas chapter of the National Education Association (KNEA)…
The Cozy restaurant owner sues the City of Salina over mural restrictions
According to a release from Kansas Justice Institute, Steve Howard, the owner of iconic burger joint “The Cozy Inn” filed…
Senate bill would remove onerous license requirements on ‘sugaring’
If all goes well this legislative session Bryn Green, of Hays, will be able to earn a living without having…
Some districts still refuse to notify parents of ‘social transitioning’ transgender students
Last week, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach accused several large school districts in the state of violating parental notification requirements…
Education establishment hostile to accreditation requirement to follow state law
The Kansas education establishment is pushing back hard against a bill that simply requires districts to comply with state law…
Kansas 4-H declines to answer questions about controversial transgender housing policy
Kansas State University Research and Extension is refusing to say whether a controversial transgender housing policy remains in effect. As…
NCTQ: five policies to improve teacher effectiveness in the science of reading
Sounding the alarm that 37% of fourth-grade students in the United States (40% in Kansas) cannot read at grade level,…
Special Education Task Force recommends more funding without required study
Legislation that created the Special Education Task Force directs it to “study and make recommendations for changes in the existing…
Survey: Bipartisan majorities in JOCO want education savings accounts
In our current political climate, it seems nearly impossible to get Democrats and Republicans to agree on what day it…
Governor’s office declines questions about expensive EV charging stations
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s office has declined to answer questions about a very expensive series of EV charging stations in…
Kansas Chamber poll: business leaders call for tax cuts, improving competitiveness in 2024
A year-end poll of 300 Kansas business leaders finds tax cuts, making the state’s economy more competitive, and workforce development…
Point Forward child care grant raises questions about procedure
Earlier this year, the Crawford County Commission awarded more than $700,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to Point Forward,…
Appeals court slams pre-signed quarantine orders
Kansans won a significant legal victory earlier this year, when the State Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by Shawnee…
School funding exceeds $20,000 per student adjusted for cost of living
New data from the Kansas Department of Education show school funding was $17,650 per student in the 2023 school year,…
Reforming Kansas Tax Policy: big economic boost and a $4.5 billion surplus
Kansas should follow the lead of neighboring states and enact sweeping tax relief and boost the economy next year, according…
Kansas Justice Institute demands Westwood stop violating free speech rights over park sale
The Kansas Justice Institute is demanding the City of Westwood retract a letter threatening opponents of a development project with…
LVCO superintendents lobby legislators and try to exclude board members
A decision to leave local school board members off an invitation list for Leavenworth County superintendents to lobby state legislators…