UPDATED: Governor signs education bill, line item vetoes enrollment provision
(Updated with more complete comments from governor, key Republican senator and public education advocates, with edits throughout)
Weeks of intense speculation were answered Thursday when...
State universities seeking tuition increases for fiscal ’24
The state's six public universities Wednesday presented their tuition proposals to the Board of Regents for fiscal year 2024, asking for increases to help...
Legislature passes school spending plan; expands school choice program
The Kansas Legislature on Friday passed an education spending plan for the next two years that constitutionally funds schools and expands a program that's...
Bill giving parents right to object to classroom material clears Legislature
A bill allowing parents to remove their children from lessons, classes or activities they think are objectionable cleared the Legislature on Wednesday.
The House voted...
Senate committee passes out tax credits for private, home schooling
A school-choice bill providing tax credits for schoolchildren enrolled in private schools or home schools passed out of a Senate committee late Thursday after...
House narrowly advances school choice bill in ‘voucher bill showdown’
(Developing and will be updated)
The Kansas House on Tuesday narrowly advanced a bill allowing Kansas schoolchildren to use state aid to attend private schools,...
House panel adopts measure limiting DEI inquiries in state university hiring process
Following the lead of the Senate, a House committee has tucked a measure into the higher education budget that would prevent state universities from...
House approves NRA-based gun safety program
The Kansas House on Thursday approved a bill requiring the state school board to establish curriculum guidelines for a standardized firearm safety education program...
Lawmakers wrap school choice bill with teacher salaries, special ed funding
A broader proposal allowing Kansas schoolchildren to use state aid to attend private school was put on the fast track for approval by a...
Measure bans DEI litmus tests in university hiring
State universities would be prohibited from using diversity, equity and inclusion as a litmus test for hiring staff or doing business with contractors under...
