Author: David Hicks
Kansas nurse Elaine Gebhardt claims First Amendment protection in state board probe of her social media posts
Registered Nurse Elaine Gebhardt has received notice she is under investigation by the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN). The…
KSDE and KASB promote DEI and Critical Race Theory principles
The Kansas State Board of Education told the Legislature that the principles of Critical Race Theory (CRT) are not used…
HERO brings churches, educators together to offer Christian alternatives to public education
The Heartland Education Reformation Organization (HERO) offers another School Choice alternative by connecting churches and Christian educators to provide Creative…
Survey: Voters dissatisfied with K-12 achievement results, want choice and local decisions
A pre-election poll of 1,000 registered voters nationwide by the yes. every kid. foundation found overwhelming discontent with the direction of…
ACLU won’t address its conflicting views on abortion and the death penalty
Court filings by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other activists seek to overturn the Kansas death penalty, in…
Kansas Legislature aims for improved efficiency by starting this year on next year’s state budget
The Special Committee on Legislative Budget will convene in November and December with hearings on state agency spending requests with…
Olathe School District officials dodge questions on possible state law violation on student restroom usage
Questions following multiple reports from parents who say Mission Trail Middle School officials in Olathe are allowing a biological girl…
USD 469 board member skeptical state education department will drop unproven Second Step program
Following an email exchange with Dr. Ben Proctor of the Kansas State Department of Education KSDE), Lansing school board member…
Johnson County approves $3.9 million in homeless aid without regard to legal immigration status
The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) authorized nearly $4 million in housing assistance to address homelessness, stipulating that…
Investigation continues following arrest, suspension of Lyndon Superintendent Brad Marcotte
Lyndon School District Superintendent Brad Marcotte remains free on bond while the investigation continues following his October 18th arrest on…
Lansing resident won’t substantiate criticism of school board member Amy Cawvey
Jackie Kennedy of Lansing used part of her allotted time at a recent USD 469 school board meeting’s Public Comment…
Natalie’s Story: Kansas parents want to help others with children with disabilities.
Educating children with disabilities can be difficult, but for anyone that is involved with the process, especially parents, it is…
“We can line all those guys up (Trump voters) and shoot ‘em”: KU professor suspended after classroom rant
The University of Kansas has suspended professor Dr. Phillip Lowcock after a video of a classroom lecture surfaced in which…
Software error causes Kansas counties to issue incorrect Revenue Neutral notices
As many as 80 of the 105 counties in Kansas sent out miscalculated revenue neutral notices to their taxpayers. The errors…
“No More Lines Coalition” calls for end to school district boundaries
With a backdrop of the historic Monroe Elementary School in Topeka, Ground Zero of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision…
Homeschoolers discuss opportunities and challenges in Heartland Hybrid and Micro School Summit
Dozens of Kansas homeschoolers and experts from around the country gathered in Overland Park to exchange ideas about how to…
JOCO commissioners squander $500,000 in failed homeless shelter deal
Two days after the Lenexa City Council rejected their pressure to approve a Special Use Permit to convert a hotel…
SoS Schwab: nearly 1,000 Kansans’ votes went uncounted in August primary due to USPS failures
Nearly 1,000 Kansans were disenfranchised in the August primary due to errors by the United States Postal Service (USPS) in…
Lenexa City Council rejects converting LaQuinta Inn to homeless shelter
At the end of a 6 ½ hour marathon meeting that stretched into the wee hours of the morning, the…
School board members share ideas on improving student outcomes at 2nd annual KSBRC conference
With the goal of reversing the downward trend in K-12 proficiency levels, school board members and superintendents from across Kansas…
KBI clears retired Morris County sheriff of wrongdoing in fuel theft investigation
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has found no wrongdoing in its investigation of retired Morris County Sheriff Jay Simecka…
500% tax increase, lack of transparency frustrates Douglas County taxpayer
Citing property taxes in Douglas County are up more than 500% in the last 25 years, nearly five times as…
Research shows states not expanding Medicaid spend much less per enrollee
New York’s Empire Center analyzed data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and found that the ten states that have…
Unanswered questions remain into allegations of insurance fraud in Council Grove government
What began with an anonymous source alleging disability insurance fraud in Council Grove City Hall has devolved into a Wall…