Author: David Hicks
Next KSBRC workshops to focus on creating effective school budgets
The next series of training sessions offered by the Kansas School Board Resource Center (KSBRC) will help school board members…
Retiring JCCC professor claims his free speech rights were restricted over political views
Frank Syracuse, who recently retired after 32 years at Johnson County Community College (JCCC), laments what he sees as a…
Recall effort underway for Leavenworth school board member Vanessa Reid
Opponents of first-term Leavenworth USD 453 school board member Vanessa Reid have launched a recall effort against her, accusing her…
Council Grove school leaders silent on district controversies
USD 417 in Council Grove has been rocked in recent weeks with the resignations of its curriculum director, school board…
Colorado teachers union says capitalism exploits workers, children, schools
The Colorado Education Association (CEA) recently passed a resolution condemning capitalism for its exploitation of “children, public schools, land, labor,…
Olathe school board member Brian Connell censured over conduct at meetings
Olathe USD 233 Board Member Brian Connell was censured and removed from his committee assignments by fellow members over alleged…
“Kansas Two-Step”, KHP superintendent on trial in Kansas City
A controversial law enforcement technique called the “Kansas Two-Step” intended to give Kansas Highway Patrol troopers a reason to search…
8th graders’ test scores falling in civics and U. S. history, study shows
8th-grade students performing at or above grade level in the study of civics and U. S. history declined from 2018-2022,…
Cowley County dog trainers lose first round of warrantless search ruling
Award-winning bird dog trainer and handler Scott Johnson and his wife Harlene Hoyt were dealt a setback in federal court…
Georgia teacher wins back job, six-figure settlement after firing for DEI complaint
A substitute teacher in Georgia who lost her job after objecting to the reading of a book depicting gay parents…
SCOTUS to decide if public officials can block critics on their social media platforms
Free speech rights in the era of social media are on the docket in the U.S. Supreme Court as justices…
Prairie Village City Council narrows focus in residential rezoning debate
A standing-room-only audience crowded into the Prairie Village City Council chambers and an adjoining multi-purpose room to watch council members…
Arkansas teachers freed from compulsory union membership; what about Kansas?
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently signed into law the “Teacher Paycheck Protection” bill removing union membership as a condition of…
Kansas falls farther behind in annual Rich States, Poor States report
Kansas’ mediocre economic growth over the last decade, coupled with a domestic-migration population loss over the same period, has driven…
Eudora school leaders focus on bond issue vote; avoid reference to 2022 controversy
With veto-proof majorities, the Kansas House and Senate passed and sent to the governor’s desk Senate Substitute for House Bill…
Prairie Village wants to strip homeowners of property rights and won’t answer questions
Discussions on changing zoning regulations to to strip homeowners of property rights to increase the supply of more affordable housing…
Kansas Senate OKs constitutional amendment capping property valuations
Three initial “No” votes on SCR 1610 changed to “Yes” for a revised proposal in SCR 1611 limiting increases in…
KSBRC workshops in June to cover creation of a school budget
The next round of training workshops for school board members sponsored by the Kansas School Board Resource Center, a subsidiary…
Douglas County officials consider reparations program to address homelessness
The Douglas County Commission has been presented a 5-year Strategic Plan to address homelessness in the county that includes a…
Constitutional amendment limiting property valuation to 3% annually is one vote shy of passing Kansas Senate
A proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution limiting yearly property valuation increases to 3%, except under certain conditions, is one…
Women’s Bill of Rights, defining male and female, passes Kansas House
The Kansas House has followed the Senate by approving SB 180, the Women’s Bill of Rights, codifying into state law…
Some Overland Park employees got big raises in 2022
The City of Overland Park last year stuck taxpayers with a 10% property tax hike and now we know that…
Median sales price isn’t valid basis to raise all property values
Taxpayers across Kansas are howling about double-digit valuation hikes on their homes, which some appraisers justify by an increase in…
KSBRC holds first training workshops on building needs assessments
The Kansas School Board Resource Center has begun a series of training workshops for board members to help them be…