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Kansas among 22 states allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students
For more than 20 years, the State of Kansas has offered in-state tuition to undocumented students since then-Governor Kathleen Sebelius…
Kansas Attorney General releases new guidance on KOMA, KORA changes
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has released new guidance on the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) and the Kansas Open…
Education officials top annual KPERS ‘millionaires’ list
Data provided by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System shows that Kansas has 4,758 KPERS ‘millionaires’—state and local government retirees…
Alabama caps increases on taxable assessed property values; Kansas legislators couldn’t agree on methodology
The State of Alabama will apply a 7% annual cap on increases in taxable assessed property value this year, the…
Rep. Davids requests $3.9 million for city hall projects which Prairie Village claims no details exist
Calling it an “evolving project,” The City of Prairie Village claims it doesn’t have more than a general breakdown of…
Federal judge allows foreign funding ban to go into effect
A law banning contributions from foreign nationals for the support or defeat of a proposed amendment to the Kansas constitution…
USDA demands Kansas improve SNAP food assistance program efficiency
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says the state can’t afford higher SNAP costs proposed in the so-called ‘big beautiful bill’ moving…
Kansas receives “F” grade on Parent Power Index
In the three years since the Sentinel last reported on the Center for Educational Reform’s Parent Power Index, Kansas has…
Kansas to call timeout with clock ticking on STAR Bond deadline as Chiefs request extension to continue negotiation
Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson has called a meeting of the state’s Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC) for July 7th to…
Mahmoud decision says Maryland parents can opt children out of curriculum that violates their religious beliefs
In a much-anticipated case centered on religious freedom, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mahmoud v. Taylor that a group…
Kobach tells state board to remove ‘gender identity’ language from school lunch contracts
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach in a letter released June 25, 2025, is warning the Kansas State Board of Education…
Kobach urges U.S. Department of Ed to investigate four Kansas districts for civil rights violations
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is urging the United States Department of Education to open an investigation against four school…
Abuse case against former Leavenworth Elementary teacher ensnares three school district employees
Allegations of seven counts of child abuse involving six students by former Leavenworth Elementary School teacher Jerome Riscovallez have resulted…
Prairie Village resident sues city over $30 million ‘municipal complex’ bond issue
A new lawsuit by a Prairie Village resident contends the charter ordinance the city is using to authorize $30 million…
SCOTUS upholds Tenn. law banning ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors
In a landmark 6-3 ruling earlier this week in United States v. Skrmetti, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a…
Evergy seeking new rate hikes that would total more than 33% since 2022
If the Kansas Corporation Commission approves several rate increases Evergy is requesting, Evergy Kansas Central customers will find their electric…
Federal court strikes down warrantless search regime in Kansas
A Cowley County couple and the Kansas Justice Institute won a major victory earlier this week after a federal court…
Kansas allows three years of unlawful behavior before labeling schools “persistently dangerous”
A May 7th letter from the U. S. Department of Education to state school officials has dusted off a decades-long,…
Education Funding Task Force debates validity of graduation rate against plummeting college readiness
Celebration of a stunning increase in a one-year graduation rate at Wichita Southeast High School came crashing down as reports…
KSDE now says districts don’t have to use Biden-era ‘gender identity’ guidance on food service forms
Documents received by The Sentinel as part of a Kansas Open Records Act request show that the Kansas State Department…
Wichita has higher property tax, leadership pay than Sedgwick County government
Data obtained in Open Records requests show much higher pay levels for top officials in the City of Wichita than…
Prairie Village 2024 payroll includes a city administrator and three deputy/assistant administrators
According to information obtained in a recent Kansas Open Records Act request, Prairie Village taxpayers are paying about $775,000 for…
KSDE declines to answer questions about gender identity in school lunch contract
The Kansas State Department of Education is declining to answer questions about why the language in the state’s “Child Nutrition…
NCTQ: Major Kansas universities earn failing grade for teacher math instruction
Nearly half of the undergraduate teacher education programs in Kansas have earned an F grade in preparing future educators to…