Author: David Hicks
Jobless Kansas families can receive $73,000 annualized in taxpayer subsidies
“Sorry, we’re short-staffed” How many of us have heard that in the last two years when we’ve gone out to…
Prairie Hills school district to vote on closing Wetmore Academic Center
The Prairie Hills USD 113 Board of Education will meet Saturday, February 4th, at 10:00 am in the Wetmore Gymnasium…
Oregon teachers quit union, Kansas teachers need legislative relief
Oregon school districts added about 2,100 teachers in the last school year, but union membership in the Oregon Education Association…
Prairie Hills USD 113 to close Wetmore school for financial windfall
The Prairie Hills School Board meets December 12th to consider closing the Wetmore Academic Center, and is expected to schedule…
Grandparent’s complaint on “Jacob’s New Dress” is resolved successfully
When Kansas City, Kansas grandparent Jim Clay looked over Jacob’s New Dress, a book his 4-year-old preschooler brought home, he…
Olathe focuses on equity audit, DEI while achievement plummets
Student achievement is precipitously dropping in Olathe USD 233, but district administration and the board majority seem more concerned about…
New Shawnee TIF: no developer but less money for schools
The Shawnee City Council has approved a new approach to Tax Increment Financing (TIF), one that doesn’t come with a…
KS K-12 spending ranked #11, but ‘bang for the buck’ falls to #38
Public school spending and student achievement in Kansas resemble an escalator; one side (spending) goes up, and the other (achievement)…
Lansing parent addresses BOE with content, curriculum concerns
Kirsten Workman, who withdrew her daughter from high school English class over her concerns its content focused more on Critical…
State BOE recommends districts shed Native American mascots
The Kansas State Board of Education (BOE) issued a “strong recommendation” to districts to discontinue their use of Native American…
Kansas parents explain the homeschooling surge
K-12 schools in Kansas have lost more than 10,000 students since the beginning of the pandemic, and homeschooling registrations have…
Gardner-Edgerton BOE approves transgender policy
After months of contentious debate and with emotional testimony from the public in front of standing-room-only crowds, the Gardner-Edgerton Board…
Senator calls for removal of DCF chief after second child dies in custody
Following the second death this year of a child in the custody of the Department for Children and Families, Johnson…
Soros contributions run counter to governor’s middle-of-the-road claims
Governor Laura Kelly’s acceptance of the maximum contribution from George Soros family members may have voters questioning her oft-repeated phrase…
Cowley Co. couple in property rights showdown with State of Kansas
A Cowley County bird dog trainer and handler has filed a property rights suit against Kansas Animal Health Commissioner Justin…
Lansing school board member: CRT is taught in Kansas
Education officials insist that the tenets of critical race theory are not being taught in Kansas and other states, but…
Lansing parent challenges curriculum pushing Marxism, other political opinions
A Lansing parent has removed her high school senior from an English Composition class, contending the materials in the curriculum…
JoCo poll workers warned about potential Konnech identity theft
Election workers for Johnson County from June 2016 to October 2022 are being cautioned to monitor their personal information amid…
Shawnee City Council promotes fairness in women’s sports
Fairness in women’s sports is getting a boost from a Johnson County city. The Shawnee City Council overwhelmingly approved federal…
Constitutional amendment on November ballot would preserve sheriff elections
The second constitutional amendment before Kansas voters on November 8th proposes to maintain election as the method of selecting Kansas…
School Choice advocates hope wins in West Virginia, Arizona, encourage Kansas legislature
School Choice supporters in Kansas are applauding a pair of recent victories in West Virginia and Arizona that they hope…
Cato Institute: Governor Kelly earns a “C” in tax-and-spend policy
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly portrays herself as supporting sound fiscal policy as she campaigns for re-election, but Cato Institute gives…
Kelly administration ignores law prohibiting collections from unemployment fraud victims
Efforts by the Kansas Departments of Labor, Revenue, and Administration to either tax or claw back unemployment benefits received by…
City removes defense for teachers, librarians, retailers, providing obscene materials to minors
Teachers and librarians, even store clerks, in the City of Edwardsville no longer have legal protections if, in the course…