Category: News
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…
Concordia Student Conduct Policy ties academics, attendance, and behavior to extracurricular eligibility
Concordia USD 333 students risk participation in any extracurricular activity if they are failing a subject, have an unexcused absence,…
Olathe superintendent says, “I will go to sleep tonight and sleep well” after closing six schools
In the end, the decision to close six Olathe schools was unanimous. But opponents say it’s not over. The Olathe…
Frail and elderly waiver waitlist grows, despite $24 million diverted from IDD waiver funds
Despite diverting $24 million earmarked for individuals with developmental disabilities to the frail and elderly waiver program, KSN reports that…
Their hours reduced, Blue Valley paraprofessionals now face elimination of benefits as school district seeks to close spending gap
Blue Valley paraprofessionals received bad news in a recent “Dear colleague” letter” I am writing to share an important change…
USD 500 silent on board member’s accusations that colleagues, staffers conspire against the district
The scandal-plagued USD 500 in Kansas City, Kansas remains mum on board member Pamela Penn-Hicks’ charges in a recent meeting…
Kobach demands League of Women Voters quit paying people to register to vote
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has directed the League of Women Voters of Kansas to cease paying people to register…
$6 billion in city/county cash reserves, including $1.8 billion tucked away in non-budgeted funds
Research published by Kansas Policy Institute found that the state’s counties and the 25 largest cities had $6 billion in…
Oklahoma Farm Bureau supports amendment to lower the sort of assessment limit Kansas Farm Bureau opposes
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau is backing an Amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that would reduce the cap on annual valuation increases…
Emotions run high in four-hour marathon public hearing on plan to close 6 schools in Olathe
Passionate defense of neighborhood schools, anger, confusion, tears, and intermittent bursts of applause rang out in the Olathe South High…
State school board candidate Jean Clifford admonished for election violation
Editor’s note: This story originally included a statement by Kelly Ancor about two warnings, but KPDC confirms it sent only…
Western Plains super Jeff Jones facing 9 felony, 10 misdemeanor charges
The Western Plains Superintendent of Schools arrested in late August has been formally charged. On Sept. 18, 2026, Jeff Jones…
Lansing USD 469 proposing restricting board members’ community outreach, media access
A proposal to be discussed at the October meeting of the USD 469 Lansing School District seeks to restrict board…
Lansing School District rejects donation of U.S. Constitutions, alleging political bias
The USD 469 School District in Lansing first accepted, then quickly rejected, a donation of pocket-sized U.S. Constitutions for 8th…
Oral arguments begin in Cozy Inn mural case in Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Despite losing in federal court last year, the City of Salina is continuing its fight to try to deny Steve…
Parents of special needs kids facing hurdles with school districts
Parents of children with special needs (intellectual or developmental disabilities) do not just face long waitlists to get services from…
Kansas to receive $134 million from landmark Meta settlement
47 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands recently settled their $17.1…