Category: News
KCC reverses course, allows retail ratepayer groups to weigh in on transmission project
Despite calling the brouhaha surrounding a controversial transmission project “a circus” and “drama trauma,” Kansas Corporation Commission Commissioner Susan K.…
Olathe mom spearheads petition for right to speak at public meetings
An online petition is proposing to amend the Kansas Open Meetings Act to require all meetings of public bodies and…
Basehor-Linwood parents raise concerns about middle school Theatre teacher
Controversy swirled around Basehor-Linwood Middle School Reading/Theatre instructor Sarah Homan at the school year’s end, as several parents with children…
KNEA mum on achievement declines suffered with remote learning
The Kansas National Education Association won’t comment on a Harvard University study that shows student achievement declined with remote learning…
Is KCC using biased analysis to justify higher electric rates?
The masthead on the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) website declares it is serving the people of Kansas, but testimony indicates…
Gene Bicknell wins his tax case against the state of Kansas
Businessman and former Kansan Gene Bicknell won his 15-year tax dispute with the State of Kansas in a unanimous decision…
Open Enrollment, other education reforms signed into law by governor
Beginning in 2024, open enrollment will permit any Kansas student to transfer schools, based on the receiving school’s capacity, following…
Kansas adds government jobs, loses private employment in April
Kansas already ranks as the second-most over-governed state in the nation, behind only Wyoming as the state with the most…
KDOL deflects responsibility for stunning fraud numbers
The stunning report detailing extensive cybersecurity fraud issues at the Kansas Department of Labor that led to more than 80,000…
NCTQ: Teacher training in Kansas lacks math commitment
A nationwide study of 1,100 elementary teacher training programs, including 16 in Kansas, shows more than 20% fail to provide…
Olathe rewards superintendent Yeager for DEI, not academic improvement
USD 233 Olathe Superintendent Dr. Brent Yeager can earn a $25,000 annual bonus for implementing the school board’s diversity and…
Confidential reports detail rampant incompetence, identity theft at KDOL
In 2019, Kansas ranked 39th in the nation in identity theft on a per-capita basis. But Kansas shot up to…
Eudora girl forced to room with biological male on school-sponsored overseas trip
On a school trip to Costa Rica earlier this month, three female high school students in the Eudora school district…
Prosecutor considers election bribery charge against Hays superintendent
Ellis County Attorney Robert Anderson, Jr. is reviewing the results of an investigation into election bribery by Hays USD 489…
Is Ethics Advisory Board ruling on solar project politically motivated?
Some people in Johnson County believe a recusal order by the Ethics Advisory Board is selectively applying ethics guidelines to…
Ohio mom prevails in free speech case over local school board
An Ohio mother filed a free speech lawsuit in federal court against her school board after being ordered to “zip…
Geary County teacher Pamela Ricard wins partial victory in pronoun lawsuit
Geary County teacher Pamela Ricard has won an initial victory in her lawsuit against her school district’s pronoun policy. On…
Butler County Community College continues to fail transparency test
For the second time in as many years, it has taken pointed questions from the Sentinel to get the Butler…
City of Shawnee votes to make housing more expensive
While the Legislature and Governor Laura Kelly were working in a bipartisan fashion to address issues with affordable rural housing,…
KSHSAA competitive balance effort for schools, not biological girls
The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) allows transgender biological males to compete against biological girls, but it draws…
Education officials top the 2021 KPERS ‘millionaires’ list
Data provided by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System shows Kansas has 3,349 KPERS ‘millionaires’ – state and local government…
Kelly appointees limit consumer input on eminent domain, rate hikes
In an almost unprecedented move, the Kansas Corporation Commission limited the ability of a consumer interest group to intervene on…
Audit reveals growing pains in tax credit scholarship program
The Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program is helping low-income students escape some of the worst-performing schools in…
House fails to override Kelly’s veto of civil rights bills
The Kansas House of Representatives failed on April 28, 2022, to override Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of two civil rights…