Tag: Education
Attorney General issues cellphone guidance on storage in backpacks and lockers
Recent guidance from Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach says storing cellphones in backpacks and lockers doesn’t meet state law requirements.…
Blue Valley, other districts giving major pay increases to executives while enrollment falls
USD 229 Blue Valley has been reducing hours for hourly workers, such as paraprofessionals, and cutting benefits in what district officials claim is…
Multiple reasons for Kansas school enrollment decline since 2020
New research from Kansas Policy Institute CEO Dave Trabert shows that enrollment declines are partly self-inflicted, especially in some urban…
State Board of Education attorney Mark Ferguson maintains no KOMA violation by board, but won’t identify the subject as required in state law
Kansas State Board of Education Attorney Mark Ferguson has taken exception to recent reporting by The Sentinel showing a potential…
Lansing school board attempts to silence minority board members
USD 469, Lansing, school board member Kirsten Workman has been under fire by her colleagues for her student-focused outspokenness for…
North Lyon County Board of Ed member accused member of violating non-existent ethics policy
A teacher at USD 251 North Lyon County recently accused a board member of violating an ethics policy recommended by…
State Board of Education appears to violate Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) at recent meeting
The Kansas State Board of Education, in cooperation with its attorney, appears to have violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act…
School audit: 9% of bilingual spending examined violates state law
A recent report from the Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit found roughly 9% of the $4 million in expenditures…
USD 500 hiring consultant to help board members ‘work as a team’
Rather than deal with pending lawsuits or address concerns about excessive travel expenses, the embattled Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools…
Western Plains super Jeff Jones facing 9 felony, 10 misdemeanor charges
The Western Plains Superintendent of Schools arrested in late August has been formally charged. On Sept. 18, 2026, Jeff Jones…
Parents of special needs kids facing hurdles with school districts
Parents of children with special needs (intellectual or developmental disabilities) do not just face long waitlists to get services from…
Federal judge rules against Kansas law giving illegal aliens in-state tuition
Illegal aliens living in Kansas will no longer receive in-state tuition at Kansas universities after federal judge Holly Teeter ruled…
USD 500 BOE member raising red flags over ‘exorbitant’ travel fees
The hits just keep coming for the embattled USD 500 Kansas City, Kansas Public School District, as ABC affiliate KMBC-TV…
USD 500 KCKPS sued over alleged sexual assault of 11-year-old boy
Embattled by a federal lawsuit filed by the United States Department of Justice over gender transitions, USD 500’s (KCKPS) legal…
DOJ suing USD 500 KCK public schools over secret gender transitions
The United States Department of Justice is suing USD 500 Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools to stop secret gender transitions.…
Western Plains superintendent arrested on multiple felonies
Western Plains Superintendent of Schools Jeff Jones was arrested on 10 charges on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, KNSW reports. Western…
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…