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Eleven KS counties reject 30×30 federal land grab
Kansas counties are pushing back against President Joe Biden’s “Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful” plan — often referred to…
Parents prove state school board wrong on CRT
“Critical Race Theory – CRT – is not taught in schools,” is the constant refrain from administrators and school boards…
Judge blocks vaccine mandate for federal contractors in KS
A federal judge in Georgia has blocked the federal contractor vaccine mandate which would have required employees at any company…
Rep. Patrick Penn exposes goal of critical race theory at education hearing
Rep. Patrick Penn, (R-Wichita), presented a graduate-level course on CRT, particularly focused on why it is — contrary to continued…
Schools ignore legal requirement to conduct needs assessments
State law requires local school boards to conduct annual building needs assessments of each school as part of the budget…
Kelly admin prioritizes politics over public health, emails show
With little fanfare, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s administration forced out Dr. Lee Norman, who had been both the state public…
KC Star falsely accuses Majority Leader Hawkins to protect Kelly admin
The Kansas City Star this week reaffirmed that it won’t let the truth get in the way of its support…
KASB won’t say if they will leave National School Boards Association
Twenty-three states have now either pulled their membership to the National School Boards Association or are actively distancing themselves from…
Missouri electric co-op to provide wired rural broadband
The just-passed Congressional ‘infrastructure’ bill allocates $65 billion for finding rural broadband solutions, but the Osage Valley Electric Cooperative in…
Kelly decries federal vaccine mandate, stops short of backing lawsuit
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly came out against the federal vaccine mandate Friday morning, a day after Attorney General Derek Schmidt…
AG Schmidt to challenge federal vaccine mandate
The Biden administration is about to promulgate its latest COVID-19 vaccine mandate, using the Occupational Health and Safety Administration to…
New school board members need permission to attend KASB conference
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) annual convention kicks off this weekend, but newly-elected school board candidates need permission…
2021 state assessment results show continued decline
The new state assessment results from the Kansas Department of Education show achievement continuing to decline, with many more high…
Kansas schools duck questions about sex education standards
It has traditionally been a parent’s decision what — and when — their children are taught about sex. New national…
Video exposes Deep Equity critical race theory indoctrination
The Shawnee Mission school district insists that it doesn’t use critical race theory training, but a new video provides a…
Study: diversity administrators do not improve student achievement
The achievement gap between white and minority students likely increases when K-12 school districts hire chief diversity officers. That’s the…
Politics get in the way of affordable rural broadband
Internet service providers say rural broadband is prohibitively expensive to install fiber or cable internet down the “last mile,” from…
KS Board of Ed: districts withhold services to get more money
A half-empty bus passes a Wichita elementary student each morning as he walks more than two miles to the same…
2021 ACT scores fall as schools de-emphasize academics
The average 2021 ACT scores in Kansas declined for the fifth consecutive year, to 19.9, and the decline in college…
State school board groups reject NSBA domestic terrorists letter
School board associations in more than a dozen states oppose a letter about domestic terrorists the National School Board Association…
Dark store theory: counties break the law, threaten residential property tax hike
Even the name — dark store theory — sounds ominous. With the willing participation of local media, some local officials…
Olathe schools silent on whistleblower academic allegations
While the Olathe school district is pushing Critical Race Theory under the guise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, a whistleblower…
Justice Dept. threatens to sic FBI on parents as domestic terrorists
The U.S. Attorney General is threatening to treat concerned school patrons like domestic terrorists, but parents say they aren’t backing…
KS Supreme Court sets date for SB 40 hearing
Save the date. The Kansas Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether a new law stands on Oct. 26. The…