Author: Dave Trabert
Overland Park wastes $800,000 on mini-roundabouts
The late Milton Friedman could have been thinking about the City of Overland Park when he said, “when a man…
Miami County doesn’t track COVID data; KDHE hides it
The Miami County Health Department issues COVID recommendations to school districts, but they apparently do so without any knowledge of…
Shawnee Mission requires masks for elementary kids
Elementary students and staff in Shawnee Mission schools are required to wear masks this fall but masks are just “highly…
1619 Project, critical race theory in Wichita schools
Red, White, and Black – Rescuing American History from Revisionists and Race Hustlers is, according to its publisher, “corrective to…
More disclosure of SMSD’s Deep Equity / CRT indoctrination
A Sentinel report earlier this month on Shawnee Mission spending $400,000 on Deep Equity / critical race theory indoctrination drew…
Critical race theory indoctrination at USD 501 Topeka
A retired teacher from USD 501 Topeka says the tenets of critical race theory were pushed on teachers by district…
USD 420 Osage City and Osage County may reduce property taxes
If Osage City School Board President Jay Bailey can convince a few other board members, the district may slightly decrease…
Kathleen Sebelius: no freedom for the unvaccinated
Former Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius thinks people who choose not to get the COVID vaccine should be prevented from going…
Survey: public school satisfaction lower than expected
Satisfaction with public schools in some of the state’s largest districts was lower than might be expected pre-COVID, and their…
KSDE denial of critical race theory is just another fairy tale
The rapidly growing backlash against critical race theory yesterday prompted the Kansas Department of Education (KSDE) to deny that CRT…
Shawnee Mission spent $400k on Deep Equity/CRT training
The Shawnee Mission school district says it doesn’t use critical race theory, but a Sentinel investigation found that the district…
Wichita State prof: keep kids in underperforming schools
The folksy saying that goes ‘Don’t spit on my boots and try to tell me it’s raining’ means ‘don’t try…
Another false spending claim from Stand Up Blue Valley
A Facebook post falsely claiming that operating spending per student was $9,098 in the 2020 school year is the latest…
Finney County sales tax isn’t providing property tax relief
The ¼ cent sales tax that was pitched to Finney County voters isn’t living up to its promised “property tax…
Critical race theory is #1 priority of National Education Association
The #1 priority of the National Education Association – the nation’s largest teacher union – is indoctrinating students with critical…
Kansas lost jobs in April and May, media is silent
You wouldn’t know it from mainstream media, but the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Kansas…
More school funding deception from Stand Up Blue Valley
A recent Facebook post by Stand Up Blue Valley is another good example of advocacy groups placing a higher priority…
Overland Park 2022 budget: deceit and a 10% property tax hike
Overland Park residents this summer will be invited to attend the city’s first Truth in Taxation hearing where city officials…
KORA complaint forces Montgomery County to release 2020 payroll
Editor’s Note: The original version of this story had lower total pay for Charlotte Scott Schmidt and Nancy Clubine. In…
Appraisers hiked Kansas home values 5% last year
County appraisers hiked home values by 5.2% last year across Kansas. The average increase on homes that existed the prior…
KASB effectively criticizes school districts for low teacher pay
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is a membership group funded by local school districts, so it was quite…
Rich States, Poor States: Kansas is #39
Just a few years ago, Kansas was ranked #20 in economic performance in the annual Rich States, Poor States publication…
Blue Valley ransom note to parents: pay up or else
Just when you think education officials’ money worship cannot be more depraved, an elementary school principal sends parents what amounts…
Education officials top the list of nearly 3,000 KPERS ‘millionaires’
The 2020 KPERS pension payment listing shows Kansas has 2,993 KPERS ‘millionaires’ – state and local government retirees who will…