November 3, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Tag: open enrollment

“No More Lines Coalition” calls for end to school district boundaries

With a backdrop of the historic Monroe Elementary School in Topeka, Ground Zero of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision…

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Shawnee County schools offer different approaches to upcoming Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment debuts in Kansas K-12 this fall. The bipartisan legislation signed into law in 2022 allows students to transfer…

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Some Kansas schools support Open Enrollment law, others seem hostile

The bipartisan Open Enrollment legislation signed into law in 2022 offered hope for students who are trapped by their zip…

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Olathe superintendent touts “rebranding” in an era of declining test scores

USD 233 Olathe does not permit school board members to conduct annual needs assessments to improve student outcomes as required…

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School Choice rally brings cheering supporters to State Capitol

An estimated crowd of over 150 renewed their call for Kansas to join the growing ranks of states offering School…

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USD 469 superintendent uses property tax deception to oppose open enrollment

Comments made at the Lansing school board meeting on November 13 exposed a consciously false claim and several school funding…

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School Choice advocates hope wins in West Virginia, Arizona, encourage Kansas legislature

School Choice supporters in Kansas are applauding a pair of recent victories in West Virginia and Arizona that they hope…

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Open Enrollment, other education reforms signed into law by governor

Beginning in 2024, open enrollment will permit any Kansas student to transfer schools, based on the receiving school’s capacity, following…

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Tax, education issues await legislators’ return this month

The Kansas Legislature returns on April 25th with a host of issues awaiting its attention and that of the governor.…

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Open Enrollment bill narrowly approved in House

Kansas K-12 students will be able to transfer and attend any school district in the state, depending on capacity limitations,…

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K-12 officials: choice for the system, not for students

“Today we’ve have heard about ways to give kids more choice and what we have received back would be all…

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