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Georgetown University estimates COVID learning loss by district
Parents have been all too aware for the last few years that the effects of school lockdowns led to significant…
Fed up with 4-H focus on DEI, local group forms an alternative
One family in Southeast Kansas took a hard look at what was happening in the 4-H program they’d been a…
PDE: NAIS coaches member schools in DEI “wokeness”, not student achievement
The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), with five member institutions in Kansas and six in Kansas City, MO, is…
Months after initial report, straight answers missing on cybersecurity at KDOL
The formal release earlier this month of a supplemental report to a forensic cybersecurity audit of the Kansas unemployment system,…
Kansans give the public school system a ‘C’
Not quite a year ago, Kansans gave the public school system in their district a pre-pandemic grade of ‘B’ (GPA…
Manchin electric grid takeover mirrored by KCC
Even before Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) was proposing a bill that would have essentially nationalized energy transmission in the…
Institute for Justice report cites abuses of civil asset forfeiture
The case of Richard Martinez, whose classic 1959 Corvette was seized by the Kansas Highway Patrol — which then spent…
Trust Kansas Coalition files open meetings complaint against Gov. Kelly
A public-interest group in Kansas is accusing Governor Laura Kelly and her administration of violating the Kansas Open Meetings Act.…
Kansas residents to see spike in natural gas bills
Kansas residents over the last few months have seen a massive spike in electric rates — and will shortly be…
Kansas lost 3,400 jobs in August
The August jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Kansas lost 3,400 jobs between July and August, while…
Evergy ordered to explain capital expenses — in public
Questions about capital spending by Evergy — Kansas’ largest electric utility — came to a head Thursday as the Kansas…
Kelly administration refuses to answer questions about ice cream social
Governor Laura Kelly’s office has declined to answer questions about an “Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social” held last week. According…
Eagle: Wichita park privatization largely a giveaway to developers
Privatizing Wichita’s parks system has largely resulted in giveaways to developers and other private interests rather than Wichita’s residents, according…
KCC grants public utility status to wind developer that could raise electric rates
The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has approved the first stage of a project which will see electricity from the Wolf…
Book exposes how the Kansas education bureaucracy works against students
One in three students in Kansas is below grade level in reading and math, but instead of addressing the problem,…
Records requests show Commerce Department failing to oversee STAR Bonds
A series of records requests by the Americans For Prosperity Foundation asking for information about STAR Bonds in Kansas shows…
Teacher suspended over pronouns gets damages and disciplinary action removed
A Fort Riley, Kansas, teacher who was suspended for refusing to use a student’s “preferred pronouns” has reached a settlement…
KC Scholars program assists students, adults to be college-ready
One family in Kansas City has had three generations find their way to higher education, thanks to KC Scholars, an…
McNiece insists schools are safe, experts disagree
Kansas State Board of Education Member Jim McNiece, whose district includes Wichita, took issue with a school safety report by…
‘Innocent Owner’ finally gets his Corvette back from Kansas Highway Patrol
Richard Martinez will finally get his classic Corvette back — from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Martinez bought the 1959 Corvette…
Elected officials use residential valuation spike to hide property tax increases
The Wyandotte County 2023 budget presentation touts a half-mill reduction as property tax “savings” and “tax relief,” but in reality,…
Hayden not seeking to interfere with elections, simply secure them
Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden has been facing intense criticism for an ongoing probe into possible integrity issues in his…
Prairie Village diversity commitment seems only skin deep
Prairie Village, Kansas — an affluent suburb of Kansas City — claims to prize diversity. In fact, the city government…
Legislators ridicule KASB deception, praise Virginia governor’s honesty
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s bleak but refreshingly honest end-of-the-school-year report on K-12 education in the commonwealth focused on many of…