UPDATED: Governor vetoes bill requiring school civics test
(Updated to include comment from House speaker)
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a bill requiring students enrolled in the ninth grade or above to...
New education commissioner named; brings taste of presidential political experience
The Kansas State Board of Education on Tuesday announced that it was promoting one of its own staffers to become the next education commissioner.
The...
New recess standards clear Legislature after initally being voted down in House
Almost left for dead, a bill setting new minimum standards for recess in public schools cleared the Legislature Friday night hours before lawmakers adjourned...
Legislature overrides governor’s veto of measure restricting student walkouts
The Kansas Legislature on Friday overturned the governor's veto of a budget measure punishing school districts that allow or encourage student walkouts that have...
Legislature passes bill requiring civics exam for high school graduation
A bill requiring students enrolled in the ninth grade or above to pass a test on the principles of American civics is headed to...
Bill setting school recess standards, limiting school lunch additives dies in House
A bill that would have set new minimum standards for recess in public schools and kept certain chemical additives out of Kansas school lunches...
Legislature repeals in-state tuition for immigrants in U.S. illegally but short of veto proof
A bill eliminating in-state tuition at higher education institutions for students who don’t live in the country legally cleared the Legislature on Tuesday, but...
House approves revived legislation banning in-state tuition for immigrants in U.S. illegally
A bill eliminating in-state tuition at higher education institutions for students who don’t live in the country legally cleared the House on Thursday morning.
The...
Legislature agrees to smaller expansion of school choice tax credits
The Kansas Legislature on Tuesday sent Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly a bill that would expand a state program intended to encourage school choice by...
House approves bill aimed at easing higher ed regs to promote innovation
The Kansas House on Tuesday approved a bill that would change how higher education in Kansas is governed by uncuffing universities from some rules...
