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Regulatory burden spikes under Biden
If president Joe Biden were to be reelected for a second term, the regulatory burden imposed by his administration could…
AFP-Kansas presents Frederick Douglass Award to Rep. Marvin Robinson II
A free-market group, the Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Kansas, has given its first ever Frederick Douglass Award “for standing on principle…
Kansas taxpayers snookered again; Oklahoma lands bigger Panasonic battery plant with smaller price tag
The Kelly/Toland administration told Kansas legislators they had to approve nearly $1 billion in subsidies to ‘win’ the competition with…
LPA issues scathing report on at-risk student spending
A new report from the Kansas Division of Legislative Post Audit paints a damning picture of mismanagement and misuse of…
Connell says shady attempt to alter ethics policy was behind his loss of temper
Disagreement over an attempt to remove conflict of interest language from district ethics policy prompted an Olathe Board of Education…
Evidence-Based Grading: another attempt to obscure poor performance?
The Shawnee Mission School District will unveil the concept of “Evidence-Based Grading” (EBG) in the upcoming school year,fueling the conversation…
SCOTUS decision will have little effect on Kansas college admissions
A Supreme Court decision in late June will have little effect on college admissions in Kansas according to the Kansas…
Shawnee City Council members push back on staff departure complaints
A year ago, the Shawnee City Council was labeled “the only conservative-majority council in Johnson County.” Now that majority is…
Stanford CREDO study shows charter schools outperform traditional public school
A new study by Stanford University’s Center For Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) shows that charter school students outperform traditional…
ACLU, KNEA tell schools to ignore Women’s Bill of Rights law
Just days before the “Women’s Bill of Rights” law goes into effect on July 1, the American Civil Liberties Union…
340B federal drug discount program lacks critical transparency
The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program program is theoretically designed to curb medication costs for hospital “charity care” cases, but…
Three Wuhan virologists deemed first COVID-19 patients
The names of the three Chinese researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology who may have been the very first…
KSDE deceives school districts on efficiency and achievement
Imagine 100 students take a test where Johnnie gets a C and only four students had higher grades. That puts…
NCTQ: Many Kansas universities still don’t teach the science of reading
A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) shows that if the science of reading was being…
Homeschool students allowed to participate in public school activities next year
Noelle Friese is excited for her children in the homeschool she runs with her husband. After moving to Kansas a…
Nebraska cuts income tax rates, leaving Kansas the highest in the region
The tax motto in Kansas — ‘we aren’t as bad as Nebraska’ — no longer applies now that Nebraska Governor Jim…
SMSD dodges questions about transgender policy
The Shawnee Mission School District has declined to answer questions about its “Transgender Practices & FAQ,” a document obtained by…
Records request backs up SMSD teacher’s complaints about DEI
The results of a Kansas Open Records Act request to the Shawnee Mission School District back up several of the…
KCC ignores landowners, grants route for power lines to take electricity out of state
In a 2-1 vote earlier this week, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) — which regulates public utilities in the state…
The science of reading is the solution to state, nation’s literacy problem
Thirty-four percent of fourth-grade students in the United States cannot read at the basic level, according to the National Center…
Districts continue to ignore the school needs assessment law
For the third consecutive year, a review of 25 school districts’ adherence to the school needs assessment law underscores why…
Attorney files KORA complaint against Republic County over wind issues
An attorney for concerned landowners in Republic County, opposed to wind farm development by NextEra energy, has filed a Kansas…
KS Governor Laura Kelly vetos tax relief worth $244 million in SB 8
As if taking away $1.4 billion in tax relief from Kansans wasn’t bad enough, Governor Laura Kelly today vetoed Senate…
Kansas City Star reporting on Shawnee Mission protest reveals bias
The Kansas City Star exaggerated repeatedly in a story about a protest at Shawnee Mission North over comments a teacher…