Category: News
Lansing School Board defeats resolution to comply with U.S. Department of Education letter on DEI
On a 4-3 vote, the USD 469 School Board in Lansing rejected a resolution offered by a member to comply…
Voters would decide property tax increases above inflation if SB 280 prevails
Senate Bill 280 would require local governments such as counties, cities and school districts to get voter approval to raise…
Marshall mum on Senator Hawley’s Pro-Worker framework
A Democrat bill in Congress that would have made it easier to force workers to unionize — the Protecting the…
SB 283 flat tax bill ending subsidies for housing construction, HPIP, PEAK, opposed by recipients
The Senate Tax Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 283, which sets a course for an eventual flat tax but…
Constitutional amendment would put State Supreme Court elections on the ballot
Residents of Kansas may soon be able to have a say in who sits atop the state’s highest court. On…
SB 259 promises income tax reductions based on increases in state revenue
Senate Bill 259 proposes a path to a flat income tax in Kansas based on increases in state revenues above…
Lansing school board member wins unanimous approval for monthly report on student achievement
Lansing USD 469 school board members and taxpayers will get a monthly update on the progress in student achievement thanks…
Wichita bond issue appears to have failed, one proponent made deceptive achievement claims
Wichita’s first school bond issue in 16 years appears to have failed by a narrow margin. The unofficial count of in-person…
C5 Initiative aims to bring classical education to urban core
A new initiative in Wichita aims to bring a classical education to the urban city core — and hopefully in…
Kansas schools with DEI programs appear unconcerned as federal funding cut deadline looms
The seven Kansas school districts currently known to include Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in their curriculum don’t appear…
DCFS cannot account for changes in child abuse claims
Every year, tens of thousands of Kansas families are reported to the Department of Children and Family Services for child…
U.S. Department of Education DEI letter to be discussed in KSBRC webinar Wednesday
The future of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Kansas schools and the potential loss of federal funding from those…
USD 231 Gardner-Edgerton declines to comment on federal lawsuit filed by Carrie Schmidt
Officials with the Gardner-Edgerton school district have declined to answer questions about a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Carrie…
Legislature proposes less funding for literacy training
Leaders of the Kansas House Committee on Higher Education Budget are declining to answer questions about stripping $8 million in…
Kansas Legislature overrides governor’s veto of “Help Not Harm Act”
Lawmakers overrode Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of SB 63, the so-called “Help Not Harm Act”. The legislation outlaws healthcare…
Wichita voters to decide fate of $450 million bond issue
Barely three months after presidential and congressional elections transfixed the country, USD 259 patrons will head to the polls February…
Only two schools earn an “A” in KPI A-F Grading of Kansas Schools for 2024
The seventh annual “A-F Grading of Kansas Schools” has been released by the Kansas Policy Institute (KPI), owners of The…
Economist says DOGE on the right track, state-level efforts needed
Former chief economist for the Office of Management and Budget under the first Trump administration Dr. Vance Ginn said the…
Sen. Moran introduces bill to move USAID food program to USDA
Contrary to press reports suggesting U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) was opposed to cuts to the United States Agency for…
WISE Education Expo will showcase innovations in K-12 learning
The Wichita Innovative Schools and Educators (WISE) will hold its second annual K-12 Innovation Expo Saturday, February 22nd in Wichita.…
JCCC reportedly spent $438,000 on its Office of Inclusion and Belonging, running counter to trend away from DEI emphasis
While blue-chip companies like Walmart, Meta (owner of Facebook), Ford, McDonald’s, Lowe’s, John Deere, and Harley-Davidson scale back or entirely…
Governor vetoes “Help Not Harm Act”, GOP leaders promise override attempt
Labeling it “divisive legislation,” Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 63, the so-called “Help Not Harm Act,” which would prohibit…
Evergy seeks $196 million rate increase, its second hike in two years
In a filing to the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC), Evergy is asking for an electric rate increase of $196.4 million…
Senate approves 3% limit on real estate valuation increases, but the House may not consider it
The Kansas Senate yesterday passed a constitutional amendment that, if approved by the House, would allow voters to decide whether…