Category: News
Moms for Liberty/JOCO testing A.I. program to detect DEI content in school board agendas
The national organization of Moms for Liberty (M4L) has developed an Artificial Intelligence program designed to detect Diversity, Equity and…
KDADS disbursed more than $200 million in improper payments for disability waivers, Inspector General says
The Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) is back in the news; this time, it’s for making improper…
Kobach tells second left-wing organization to cease paying voters
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has demanded that a second left-wing organization cease paying incentives to voters. On Oct. 31,…
Federal appeals court sides with Cozy Inn over mural
The owner of the Cozy Inn in Salina, Kansas has won another major court victory in his quest to paint…
Screen Guardians group urges state school board to add education to policy on technology in K-12
More than 150 parents, educators, health professionals and school leaders have presented an open letter to the Kansas State Board of…
Judge upholds state law requiring mail-in ballot signature match that on file in county election office
With only days remaining until the mid-term elections, a Shawnee County judge has upheld a state law that requires the…
Attorney General issues cellphone guidance on storage in backpacks and lockers
Recent guidance from Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach says storing cellphones in backpacks and lockers doesn’t meet state law requirements.…
Mike Pompeo reflects on his Kansas roots, extols America’s virtues at KPI’s 30th anniversary event
Former Kansas congressman, CIA director and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised American exceptionalism as he reflected on his career…
2026 Kansas assessment scores show minor improvement based on lowered standards; ACT scores lowest in decades
State assessment results jumped last year after the State Board of Education reduced proficiency standards, but Kansas is now back…
Blue Valley, other districts giving major pay increases to executives while enrollment falls
USD 229 Blue Valley has been reducing hours for hourly workers, such as paraprofessionals, and cutting benefits in what district officials claim is…
Multiple reasons for Kansas school enrollment decline since 2020
New research from Kansas Policy Institute CEO Dave Trabert shows that enrollment declines are partly self-inflicted, especially in some urban…
State Board of Education attorney Mark Ferguson maintains no KOMA violation by board, but won’t identify the subject as required in state law
Kansas State Board of Education Attorney Mark Ferguson has taken exception to recent reporting by The Sentinel showing a potential…
Lansing school board attempts to silence minority board members
USD 469, Lansing, school board member Kirsten Workman has been under fire by her colleagues for her student-focused outspokenness for…
Wyandotte UG rejects report claiming state audit found $40 million unaccounted for in county books
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County is pushing back on a report by KMBC and repeated in a state legislative…
Kansas House Majority Leader Croft selected to join 2027 Rodel Fellowship
Kansas House Majority Leader Chris Croft has been selected to join the prestigious Rodel Fellowship class of 2027. According to…
North Lyon County Board of Ed member accused member of violating non-existent ethics policy
A teacher at USD 251 North Lyon County recently accused a board member of violating an ethics policy recommended by…
State Board of Education appears to violate Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) at recent meeting
The Kansas State Board of Education, in cooperation with its attorney, appears to have violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act…
KSBRC Summit highlights “Innovation with Purpose” in Kansas school districts
Equipping school board members, district leaders and teachers with innovative but practical strategies to improve academic achievement was the focus…
Rep. Corbet asks Attorney General if the property tax valuation results are constitutional
Kansas State Representative Ken Corbet (R-District 54) has sent a letter to Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach asking for his…
School audit: 9% of bilingual spending examined violates state law
A recent report from the Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit found roughly 9% of the $4 million in expenditures…
USD 500 hiring consultant to help board members ‘work as a team’
Rather than deal with pending lawsuits or address concerns about excessive travel expenses, the embattled Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools…
PELA economic freedom seminar discusses Adam Smith, markets, tariffs, and high taxes in Kansas
“Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism, but peace,…
USD 231 Gardner-Edgerton School District passes budget without raising property taxes
USD 231 Gardner-Edgerton passed a revenue-neutral budget for this school year, but only after an effort to exceed revenue-neutral failed…
Sedgwick County looking to taxpayers to fill hole in INTRUST Bank Arena funding
The Sedgwick County Commission infused $2 million from the county general fund into operating costs for INTRUST Bank Arena in…