December 22, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Tag: Education

Legal experts refute gender privacy claims by ACLU, KNEA on parental notification

The Kansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Kansas chapter of the National Education Association (KNEA)…

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Senate bill would remove onerous license requirements on ‘sugaring’

If all goes well this legislative session Bryn Green, of Hays, will be able to earn a living without having…

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Some districts still refuse to notify parents of ‘social transitioning’ transgender students

Last week, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach accused several large school districts in the state of violating parental notification requirements…

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Education establishment hostile to accreditation requirement to follow state law

The Kansas education establishment is pushing back hard against a bill that simply requires districts to comply with state law…

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Appeals court slams pre-signed quarantine orders

Kansans won a significant legal victory earlier this year, when the State Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by Shawnee…

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School funding exceeds $20,000 per student adjusted for cost of living

New data from the Kansas Department of Education show school funding was $17,650 per student in the 2023 school year,…

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School districts sitting on $1.25 billion in operating cash reserves

New data from the Kansas Department of Education show school districts collectively added $68 million to their operating cash reserves…

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Secret Codes curriculum unlocks the science of reading

The nation’s literacy crisis could easily be solved if educators simply started with the “Secret Codes” which unlock the mystery…

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Pennsylvania settlement allows parents to opt students out of SEL

In a victory for parents, America First Legal recently announced a settlement agreement in a lawsuit it filed earlier this…

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NCTQ: Kansas among the states using weak teacher licensure test for reading

A new study by the National Council on Teacher Quality is casting doubts on the teacher licensure tests in many…

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Inspector General report pushes for background checks on teachers, staff

A recent audit by the Medicaid Inspector General of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s management of School-Based Fee…

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Gilmore wins 1st Amendment case against Olathe school board member

In a victory for free speech rights, a federal jury recently sided with Olathe resident Jennifer Gilmore who was removed…

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AFT-Kansas distances itself from anti-semitic statement by affiliated union at KU

A recent story in the Sentinel exposing the rabid anti-semitism of the University of Kansas’ Graduate Teaching Assistants Coalition has…

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Health textbook with explicit sexual content pulled in Spring Hill

A “health” textbook describing everything from anal sex to “rational suicide” and presenting ideas such as the “gender spectrum” as…

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State audit: just spending more won’t improve achievement

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is touting recent slight increases in state assessments as proof that more spending results in improved…

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2023 ACT scores drop beyond 30 year low

A little more than a week after the Kansas Association of School Boards touted Kansas as one of only six…

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Education bureaucracy pushing the status quo in hearings

Legislative hearings over this and last week are focusing on how to improve outcomes in Kansas education, perhaps unsurprisingly, the education…

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Compass Academy Network prevents summer learning loss in middle school

An innovative new program based out of Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School in Joplin, Missouri, is hoping to make a…

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Hays High School construction project, restrooms stirs controversy

Ground is set to be broken at the new Hays, Kansas High School soon, and it is unclear if the…

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Homeschool, private school students begin applying to play public school sports

Applications for non-public school students to participate in public school activities began on Aug. 1 and so far, concerns schools…

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Chief of Shawnee Tribe says KU professor falsely claims Indian descent

A University of Kansas professor who claims to be of Indian descent is falsifying his ancestory, according to Shawnee Tribe…

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LPA issues scathing report on at-risk student spending

A new report from the Kansas Division of Legislative Post Audit paints a damning picture of mismanagement and misuse of…

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Connell says shady attempt to alter ethics policy was behind his loss of temper

Disagreement over an attempt to remove conflict of interest language from district ethics policy prompted an Olathe Board of Education…

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Stanford CREDO study shows charter schools outperform traditional public school

A new study by Stanford University’s Center For Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) shows that charter school students outperform traditional…

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