Tag: Education
Lawrence schools ordered to pay $113k for KORA violations
Federal Judge Kathryn H. Vratil has ordered USD 497 Lawrence to pay over $113,000 in attorneys’ fees for a group…
U.S. Dept. of Justice gives KCK schools two weeks to stop socially transitioning children or be sued
A whistleblower video late last month that confirmed USD 500 Kansas City appeared to be continuing to flout state and federal…
Nonpartisan candidate briefing on property taxes, budget, education and constitutional rights
The Kansas Policy Institute (KPI), which owns The Sentinel, conducted its annual non-partisan candidate briefings in Overland Park, Wichita. and…
State Board of Education lets man keep his teaching license after admitting to inappropriate conduct with a student
Editor’s Note: This story originally said the teacher went to Rock Hill, as stated in the KSDE documentation. KSDE now…
Kansas voters say schools should be required to notify parents of gender issues, and keep boys out of girls’ sports and restrooms
USD 500 Kansas City decides whether to notify parents on a case-by-case basis if their child wants to use different…
DOJ to investigate FERPA violations by KCK Public Schools
In the wake of the whistleblower videos circulating on the internet showing that USD 500, Kansas City, Kansas, (KCK) continues…
USD 500 document says the district may not inform parents of their child’s gender transition, despite a legal requirement to do so
A whistleblower video confirms that, contrary to protestations, USD 500 Kansas City appears to continue flouting state and federal law…
Wamego district dodging questions about its special education co-op finances
Wamego USD 320 Superintendent Josh Meyer claims that special education funding in the special services cooperative it hosts is in…
Study finds nearly half of Americans want media to decide what is true
A troubling new study from the Center for Integrity in News Reporting has found that a majority of Democrats want the news media…
KSDE, State Board of Education violate open records law, AG finds
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s office has found that the Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE) and the Kansas State…
Wabaunsee becomes first ‘Public Innovative District’ under new state law
USD 329 Wabaunsee has become the first district to be certified as a “Public Innovative District” under HB2402, which was…
Attorney Mike O’Neal refutes notion that legislature can’t set education curriculum
In mid-May, Governor Laura Kelly vetoed a pair of education bills, which she claimed would violate the state constitution. One…
Sentinel staff wins four awards in Kansas Press Association annual contest
The Sentinel is pleased to announce it has won four awards in the 2026 Kansas Press Association’s “Awards of Excellence”…
Legislature overrides veto of federal tax credit scholarship program
Kansas is joining 28 other states in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program after the Kansas Legislature overrode Governor Laura…
Kelly vetoes additional funding for tax credit scholarship program
Governor Laura Kelly recently vetoed a bill that would have expanded the Kansas Low Income Students Tax Credit Scholarship program…
Bill would require districts to check eligibility for school-wide free lunch
In addition to changes to the “Innovative School District” program in the recently passed HB 2402, there were also changes to Kansas’s…
HB 2402 would make it easier for schools to be designated an ‘Innovative District’
In late March, the Kansas Legislature passed a bill that would shorten the time schools have to apply for waivers…
No basis for KSBOE claim that homeschool kids are behind public school students
At the March 10, 2026 Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Board Member Betty Arnold said homeschool students who return…
‘History Rocks!’ initiative visits Kansas as part of 50-state tour in honor of 250th anniversary of founding
With the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America looming in July, the U.S. Department of…
KSDE officials refuse to answer questions about SCOTUS ruling on gender notification
Last week, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling in a California case that has implications for Kansas about…
Wichita East High student protest organizers call Israel ‘genocidal parasites’
A group calling itself A-PIERCE or “Advocates for the Preservation of Integrity, Ethics and the Restoration of Compassion and Equity,”…
Voters tackle sales tax and school bond issue questions in Tuesday’s election
Voters went to the polls Tuesday looking at a number of tax questions including a 1% sales tax in Wichita…
Kansas Senate votes overwhelmingly to put assessment limit amendment on the ballot
The Kansas Senate voted overwhelmingly to move forward with a proposed constitutional assessment limit that would restrict taxable assessed valuation…
Olathe schools refuse to answer questions about ‘student-led’ walkout that ended in violence
A “student-led” walkout on Feb. 20 at Olathe Northwest High School to protest immigration enforcement ended in a violent altercation…