Category: News
As 31 states (not Kansas) restrict cell phone use in schools, researchers study its effect on achievement, teacher satisfaction
A survey in Education Week lists the efforts in 31 states and the District of Columbia to either restrict or…
AI gun detection software coming to Kansas schools; at least one bidder, ZeroEyes, admits it cannot detect concealed weapons
The Kansas Attorney General’s Office recently announced there are three bidders for the $10 million contract to provide artificial intelligence-enabled…
USD 308 Hutchinson silent on opponent claims district is promoting bond issue with public funds
Voters in USD 308 in Hutchinson head to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of a $110 million bond…
California climate group seeks to influence Prairie Village city council election
As billionaire Bill Gates is backing off climate alarmism — stating recently that climate change “will not lead to humanity’s…
Kansas, 14 other states victorious as court strikes down ACA’s transgender care mandates
A federal district court in Mississippi overturned Biden-era regulations that sought to extend mandates under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)…
Confusing property tax question on the ballot in Paola
As the November 4 general election approaches, voters in Paola are being asked to vote on a ballot question that…
Big pay hikes for school administrators in 2025, while outcomes remain low
The 2025 school year was déjà vu all over again – nice pay increases for many administrators and persistently low…
KSBRC Summit discusses ways to reverse declining student achievement with “Results Now”
The Kansas School Board Resource Center (KSBRC), like The Sentinel, part of the Kansas Policy Institute (KPI), brought together dozens…
Blue Valley teacher fired for helping special needs student through meltdown
Earlier this month a Blue Valley Kindergarten teacher with more than 25 years of experience was fired for “violating policy…
Report takes aim at unlicensed childcare providers, Rep. Tarwater defends new state law
The number of children who died in licensed child care facilities is nearly the same as the number who died…
Economist pleased with private-sector infrastructure investments, warns against ‘public-private partnerships’
As the Chinese Communist Party has cracked down again on the export of rare-earth minerals essential for so much of…
Gardner-Edgerton Mom alleges coverup after email confirms school hid from her 2024 transgender female incident in girls’ locker room
For a month beginning in mid-September, Carrie Schmidt, mother of a Gardner-Edgerton High School junior, sought information from the USD…
State senator pushes for oversight of rural health care funds in potential special session
Senate Majority Leader Chase Blasi wants a potential special session to include discussion on how to handle federal rural health…
Kansas ACT scores, college-readiness hit new lows
ACT scores for 2025 were released this week, showing yet another decline and hitting a new all-time low. The composite…
Kansas legislators get an earful from taxpayers over runaway property tax hikes
A trio of presenters testifying before the Kansas Special Committee on Taxation had a common theme: property tax reform has…
“Financial boondoggle and environmental disaster”: Lessons for Kansas on the failure of California’s Ivanpah Solar Project
When it went online in 2014, the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California’s Mojave Desert was the largest solar facility…
Gardner-Edgerton School Board candidate vows to stay in the race despite filing in one district, moving to another
Business owner and USD 231 School Board candidate Keith Davenport finds himself in a unique position just weeks before voters…
LPA finds large inconsistencies in HPIP tax-credit program
A recent report by the Kansas Division of Legislative Post Audit found it was impossible to determine how many tax…
Kansas Commerce Dept: approve projects, then learn if they’re viable
When the Colby City Council met to discuss a new STAR bond project on Oct. 7, 2025, they had to…
Dr. Alveda King to headline “Living the American Dream” event in Kansas City
Dr. Alveda C. King, niece of Rev. Martin Luther King, will be the featured speaker at the next installment of…
Gardner-Edgerton officials silent on status of suspended teacher Leslie Hanzelka
USD 231 Gardner-Edgerton administrators and school board members refused repeated requests from The Sentinel for the status of high school…
Montgomery County Commission appears to retaliate against clerk over RNR hearing fiasco
Montgomery County Commissioners seem to be taking retaliatory action against Montgomery County Clerk Ami Standridge in the county’s revised budget,…
USD 365 Garnett: a study in how better budgeting can prevent property tax increases
Government entities are prohibited from spending more than the budget they publish, so they routinely budget more than they will…
Des Moines school superintendent was an illegal alien registered to vote as Democrat in Maryland
Contrary to the law — and claims that non-citizens and illegal immigrants cannot vote — it appears the former Des…