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KSDE, State Board of Education violate open records law, AG finds
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s office has found that the Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE) and the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) violated the Kansas Open Records Act multiple times. In a letter[…]
KASB latest in education establishment to issue guidance conflicting with the law banning cell phones, governing social media contact in schools
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) issued a policy directive to local school districts that appears to conflict with legal provisions of the new state law on student cell phone use and on social[…]
Wabaunsee becomes first ‘Public Innovative District’ under new state law
USD 329 Wabaunsee has become the first district to be certified as a “Public Innovative District” under HB2402, which was passed this session. The Kansas State Board of Education voted 8-1 earlier this week to[…]
Attorney Mike O’Neal refutes notion that legislature can’t set education curriculum
In mid-May, Governor Laura Kelly vetoed a pair of education bills, which she claimed would violate the state constitution. One bill would have mandated 30 minutes of daily recess and a statewide physical fitness test;[…]