Category: Editorial
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SMSD, board president Heather Ousley attempt to stifle speech
Shawnee Mission school board of education, led by President Heather Ousley, made several attempts to stifle speech at the May…
KC Star: government institutions matter, not students
The Missouri Legislature put student needs first in passing the state’s first school choice program, and parents are thrilled. People…
Friends University professor undermines our constitutional republic
Insidious efforts to indoctrinate college students were on full display in a recent column in the Wichita Eagle by Friends…
Kansas City Star education deceit throws kids under the bus
The Kansas City Star is notorious for false and misleading claims (see here, here, and here), but even for them,…
Duane Goossen, John Wilson deceive Kansans on tax relief
People connected to Democrat Laura Kelly’s administration have repeatedly misled Kansans on the facts related to tax relief, and a…
Louisburg emails expose conflicting stories on contact tracing
Emails obtained in an Open Records request connected to a contact tracing in USD 416 Louisburg reflect a different story…
What is Gov. Kelly’s Department of Revenue trying to hide?
The Kansas Department of Revenue is ignoring an Open Records request, in what could be an attempt to cover up…
Federal funding discrimination hurts many Kansas restaurants
Federal stimulus payments and $300 per week in extra unemployment benefits are making it difficult for restaurants and other small…
Is Barbara Bollier dishonest about school funding or misinformed?
A Sunflower State Journal report about former state senator Barbara Bollier chairing a new political action committee included a wildly…
Louisburg school board dismissively rejects parents’ concerns
The Louisburg school board says it is committed to honesty and integrity and developing awareness, but their handling of complaints…
Blue Valley board to students and parents: No soup for you!
While watching the Blue Valley school board’s April 8 meeting to rule on parents’ requests for COVID mask accommodations for…
Blue Valley district deprives parents of due process rights
The Blue Valley school district in Johnson County deprived two parents of their due process rights on Tuesday when the…
Stand Up Blue Valley: fund systems, not students
The Kansas House of Representatives just approved legislation to give academically challenged students a chance for a better education, and…
Biden bailout (unconstitutionally) prohibits state tax cuts or rebates
Buried on page 579 of the $1.9 trillion so-called stimulus bill is a provision that prohibits state tax cuts between…
State Treasurer Lynn Rogers deceives taxpayers on ESA programs
State Treasurer Lynn Rogers, a Wichita Democrat, recently took a hard stance against legislation that would expand educational opportunities for…
KBOE President Jim Porter deceives on student achievement (again)
State Board of Education President Jim Porter made a conscious attempt to deceive members of the House K-12 Budget Committee…