Category: News
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…
KSDE ignores fundamental questions about the 2025 state assessment test
It’s a simple question: Will the new state assessment measure mastery of reading and math skills? Yet Kansas Education Commissioner…
New polling shows Prairie Village residents overwhelmingly want to vote on proposed $30 million city hall project
New polling released today shows that residents of Prairie Village, Kansas—a small, land-locked community in the Kansas City, Kansas metro…
The “Supply Side” of School Choice: private options increase in states with universal choice
A lack of private options is a common concern among rural Kansas legislators, but a new study suggests school choice…
Louisburg school board caught trying to circumvent state law and prevent public input on property acquisition plan
At the urging of Miami County Attorney Kenton Harding, the Louisburg USD 416 School Board tabled its approval a week…
State ordered to pay nearly $100k in attorney fees in Fresh Vision OP 1st Amendment lawsuit
An Overland Park City Council member’s 2021 attempt to silence opposition has cost the state of Kansas nearly $100,000 as…
Overland Park leaders eager to approve $250 million subsidy for Black & Veatch
Overland Park-based Black & Veatch is asking the City of Overland Park for about $250 million in subsidies to help…
KSHSAA says ‘sex at birth’ may not be known at birth
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is declining to answer questions about a form asking for the “sex at…
Wyandotte Co. property owners providing hefty salaries for government employees
The fallout continues across Kansas after state lawmakers failed to pass legislation limiting property tax increases. Wyandotte County and Kansas…
Education lobby gearing up for funding fight, potential lawsuit, as formula review begins
The Kansas Education Funding Task Force has begun meeting to discuss potential changes to the school funding formula before it…
Again choosing systems over students, JOCO superintendents pen joint letter opposing federal School Choice legislation
Superintendents Dr. Tonya Merrigan of Blue Valley, Dr. Brent Yeager of Olathe, and Dr. Michael Schumacher of Shawnee Mission have…
Audit finds ‘inconsistencies’ in Commerce’s handling or COVID funds
A new audit by the Kansas Department of Legislative Post Audit has found that the Kansas Department of Commerce did…