Tag: Wichita School District
Study: diversity administrators do not improve student achievement
The achievement gap between white and minority students likely increases when K-12 school districts hire chief diversity officers. That’s the…
Gardner school board rejects pleas to open schools
Despite hours of heartfelt pleas from parents and students, members of the Gardner Edgerton USD 231 school board declined to…
School boards still diverting money to Schools for Fair Funding
Kansas school districts continue to pump money into Schools for Fair Funding, a coalition of school districts that successfully sued…
USD 259: enrollment down, payroll jumps 6%, over 100 non-classroom positions added
Fearful that school districts wouldn’t allocate enough money to classrooms, legislators tried to add accountability measures to the school funding…
Schools Have Reserves to Refund Dennis’ Overpayment of Transportation Funding
The state of Kansas paid 25 school districts more than they were legally allocated by the state legislature. Senate Majority…
Wichita School District Hires Political Consulting Firm
The Wichita School District hired a political consulting firm to monitor and report to district administration on legislative activities. School…
Wichita Teachers Average 6 Percent Raise, Super Gets $14K Bump
Wichita School Superintendent Alicia Thompson will sweeten her salary by more than $14,000 this school year, and district teachers won’t…
Wichita District Gives Superintendent $14K Raise
The Wichita Superintendent of Schools is getting a raise. The USD 259 Board of Education hired Superintendent Alicia Thompson five…
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…
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…