October 15, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Tag: Shawnee Mission School District

Parent says SMSD retaliated against students with mask exemptions

Mistreatment of children with mask mandates surfaced in district court this week in a lawsuit prompted by the Shawnee Mission…

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KC Star spreads disinformation about school board meeting

Last week, YouTube removed a video of the May 17 Shawnee Mission School District Board of Education meeting for “spreading…

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Goddard lifts mask mandate; SMSD, BV refuse

Calling masks “disruptive and divisive” in the school environment, at least one Kansas school district made masks optional for the…

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Lawmakers consider education savings accounts

A former school board member announced to the Kansas House K-12 budget committee on Monday that she changed her mind…

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Parents, students tell lawmakers remote learning is hurting students

Hybrid and remote learning is taking a toll on Kansas students, parents and kids told the House K-12 budget committee…

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Outsourcing could make more money available for instruction in SMSD

The Shawnee Mission School District will ask voters to approve a property tax increase next January in order to hire…

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KPI: $264 million Shawnee Mission bond issue is built on false premise

Shawnee Mission Superintendent Mike Fulton says shifting funding from capital outlay to operating expense and passing a bond issue is…

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Whoa! DOJ Investigates Sex Crimes, Harassment in Shawnee Mission Schools

For nearly two years now the Sentinel has been documenting the lack of media attention to sex crimes within area…

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Olathe High Schools Need to Aim Higher

If students performed as unspectacularly as the high schools in the Olathe School District, parents might be inclined to take…

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Merriam Dem: Lawmakers Are Constitutionally Obligated to Fund Schools, Not Roads

Schools need to be priority one, Rep. Jarrod Ousley, a Merriam Democrat, told a meeting of several Johnson County lawmakers…

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Three Day School Funding Hearing Ends

Lawmakers in the Kansas House wrapped up hearings on a school funding proposal on March 27. HB2410 would funnel an…

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Superintendent Org Opposes SMSD’s School Funding Solution

The Kansas School Superintendents Association took the unprecedented step of opposing a school financing solution proposed by Shawnee Mission School…

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SMSD Super Offers School Finance Suggestions

Shawnee Mission School District Superintendent Jim Hinson sees the recent Kansas Supreme Court decision and the end of block grant…

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KSHB Adds Context to Kansas School Funding Debate

Kudos to KSHB-TV for adding context to the Kansas school funding debate.  KSHB 41 Action News investigated the staff salaries…

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Wichita Eagle Lauds School Choice-Kind of

A Wichita Eagle reporter revealed soft support for school choice with a story earlier this week about how longer school…

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Senate Committee Mods Forward $128 Million School Cut to Senate

Most Kansas school districts have money available in contingency and flexible funds to weather a 5 percent cut in funding,…

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SMSD Super Sings a New Tune about TIFs

The Shawnee Mission School District will not use its statutory veto power to stop the creation of a Tax Increment…

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