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Court grants free-speech win for Fresh Vision community group in Overland Park
Writing that the “Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits,” United States District Judge for the District of Kansas…
City of Edgerton falsely claims people are paying less in property tax
The City of Edgerton claims property taxes have declined for the average homeowner since 2008. That’s the message to residents in…
Study finds wide disparity in county spending per resident in 2022
A new study by the Sentinel’s parent company, Kansas Policy Institute, shows massive differences in county government spending per resident…
USD 241 Wallace County refuses to allow homeschool athletes to participate in sports recognition
Homeschool students who played for Wallace County High School were unfairly neglected and discriminated against during athletic recognitions earlier this…
Judge expands Title IX injunction to hundreds of schools in 44 states
In early July, Federal Judge for the District of Kansas John Broomes issued a preliminary injunction halting the implementation of…
Employment of non-teachers rose since 2015 in Kansas while outcomes and enrollment decline
The hiring of non-teachers (administrators and all other employees who are not teachers) has continued an upward trend in Kansas…
DOJ issues damning report on discrimination in Wichita Public Schools
A report from the Department of Justice found pervasive evidence of discrimination in Wichita Public Schools against students based on…
Point Forward tax filings raise more questions about the Pittsburg non-profit
New questions are being raised about Point Forward, a Pittsburg, Kansas, non-profit that is remodeling the former Washington School into…
Kansas judge blocks Title IX rule change
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach yesterday won a preliminary injunction halting the implementation of the Biden administration’s Title IX transgender…
Districts that leave KASB can still participate in insurance pool
Emails obtained by The Sentinel show Kansas school districts that choose to leave the Kansas Association of School Boards can…
More controversy embroils Prairie Village as 9th Mikkelson recall effort moves forward
Invoices and emails show that some of the accusations that prompted a recall effort against Prairie Village Mayor Eric Mikkelson…
“Scoop and Score” makes false claim, won’t substantiate rosy economic impact of bringing the Chiefs to Kansas
Much like quarterbacks use the “silent count” in noisy situations near vocal opponents, the organizers of “Scoop and Score” working…
Federal court rules against Biden administration’s Title IX rules
Education Week reports the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule, which explicitly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender…
USD 413 Chanute attempts to stifle, marginalize board members
Chanute Board of Education President Heather Guernsey and Superintendent of Schools Matt Koester refuse to answer questions about a “board…
Critics throw flag on billion dollar scheme to lure Chiefs across border
“The rich tradition and history of the Chiefs are beloved across the entire Kansas City region and throughout Kansas. The…
KPI urges Legislature to pass constitutional amendment to limit property valuation increases
The Kansas Legislature, in its upcoming Special Session, should approve a constitutional amendment limiting the annual increases in property valuations,…
AG Kobach: implementing Title IX policy now is”foolish and a waste of money”
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is telling school districts they must soon adopt policies — contrary to state…
Part 2: New solutions to fix the federal immigration system
In Part 1 of this series, retired federal immigration judge Elliot M. Kaplan explained why, in his view, the federal…
Retired immigration judge says the federal immigration system is broken
Calling it “anarchy,” former Federal Immigration Judge Elliot Kaplan said, in an exclusive interview with The Sentinel, that the federal…
More than $50,000 in overtime paid to 95 public employees in 2023
More than $50,000 in overtime was paid to 33 municipal employees in Kansas in 2023. There were 28 county workers, primarily…
Johnson County hires Government Relations Coordinator as taxpayer-funded lobbyist
Johnson County has hired a Government Relations Coordinator at a salary of $122,000 per year. The new position increases county…
JoCo Commissioners release Peg Trent opinion on library funding after Sentinel publication
In a victory for transparency, within hours of publishing a story about Johnson County Chief Counsel Peg Trent refusing to…
The promise of Brown v. Board of Education is still “unfulfilled”
The 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing state-sanctioned segregation in schools…
New state assessment at odds with Legislature’s improvement targets
Deputy Education Commissioner Dr. Ben Proctor revealed that a new state assessment plan will be given to students during the…