Tag: Kansas State Department of Education
Audit finds easy change to Medicaid billing for schools could save state $22.5 million
A recent audit of how schools are reimbursed for school-based health care, found a potential $22.5 million savings. According to…
Flipped vote on Lansing School Board certifies district will comply with federal anti-discrimination laws
A month after his vote derailed a resolution calling for compliance with the federal discrimination laws, USD 469 Board Member…
Is KSDE response to schools on expansion of ICE investigations fear-mongering?
The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) has provided guidance to school districts on how to respond to a recent…
USD 469 board member skeptical state education department will drop unproven Second Step program
Following an email exchange with Dr. Ben Proctor of the Kansas State Department of Education KSDE), Lansing school board member…
IT audit finds rampant cybersecurity issues at state agencies
More than two years after Kansas became the No. 1 state for unemployment fraud in the nation, a new IT…
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…
The science of reading is the solution to state, nation’s literacy problem
Thirty-four percent of fourth-grade students in the United States cannot read at the basic level, according to the National Center…
KS Board of Ed: districts withhold services to get more money
A half-empty bus passes a Wichita elementary student each morning as he walks more than two miles to the same…
Alarming trends suggest undereducated future Kansas workforce
Recent high school graduates set aside plans to attend technical school, community college, and university last year, slowing entry to…
Lawmakers Debate Whether to Legitimize Unlawful Transportation Funding to Schools
Passing legislation that will codify the way the Kansas State Department of Education determined state funding for school transportation should…
Legislative Leaders Seek Suspension of KS Deputy Education Commissioner
Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle and Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman are asking the Kansas State Department of Education to…