Tag: KU
NCTQ: Teacher training in Kansas lacks math commitment
A nationwide study of 1,100 elementary teacher training programs, including 16 in Kansas, shows more than 20% fail to provide…
ACTA critical of KS colleges’ degree requirements, graduation
The 2020-21 edition of “What Will They Learn?” by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) is sharply critical…
KU researchers mislead (again) on mask mandate efficacy
The University of Kansas issued a press release on Monday, quoting a study in the Journal of the American Medical…
Olathe East Teacher’s Suicide Will Not Stop Child Porn Investigation
The apparent suicide of Olathe East art teacher John Derby will not stop the police from completing their investigation into…
KU Now Accepting Applications for Social Justice Fellows
The University of Kansas is seeking Social Justice Fellows, the Office of Multicultural Affairs announced recently. The social justice fellows…
KU Hires Previously Banned BLM Activist
Caleb Stephens, a social worker and Black Lives Matter activist, was once banned from the Twente Hall, the social welfare studies building…
K-State Earns Green Light for Free Speech
Kansas State University earned a green light from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). FIRE rates colleges and universities…
Star: “Gender-Inclusive Housing” Expands at UMKC, KU–Whatever That Means
In an age of shifting definitions readers find themselves puzzling over the meaning of headlines like this one from the…
Regents Names New KU Chancellor
The Kansas Board of Regents named Doug Girod as the 18th Chancellor of the University of Kansas Thursday. Girod is a…
An Uber Pol in Kansas? Software Exec Eyes KS Politics
An uber-wealthy tech guy is moving to Lawrence and may be considering a political run in Kansas, according to the New…
KU Fans Breathe Easy, Josh Jackson Good to Go
“Hell no!” said KU basketball coach Bill Self when asked if he had seen anything that might prevent star freshman…