Federal PAC targets local school board races
In what may be a first for Kansas, a federal political action committee is targeting local school board races in an effort to elect...
UPDATED: House passes fix to education finance bill; Senate plans to run Monday
(Will be updated as warranted; corrects Denning title)
The Kanas House dodged potential political landmines Saturday as it mended a glitch in an education finance...
Coalition forming to push constitutional amendment on education
A broad and potentially influential coalition is forming to push a constitutional amendment that's aimed at ending the legal wrangling over state funding for...
Gun-safety class stalls in House
An effort to give school districts explicit authority to offer gun-safety classes crafted by the National Rifle Association stalled Thursday in the Kansas House.
House...
House panel approves constitutional amendment; Senate to debate education plan Thursday
The battle over education funding escalated Wednesday when a House panel approved a constitutional amendment giving the Legislature exclusive authority to decide whether Kansas...
1776 PAC piles up election wins in Kansas, nationally
A national political action committee that backed candidates who opposed critical race theory won better than 75% percent of its races nationwide, including most...
Report recommends up to $2 billion for school funding
A school-funding study surprised skeptics Friday with a recommendation to spend up to $2 billion more on education to answer a state Supreme Court...
Legislature passes fix to education finance bill; constitutional questions persist
Kansas lawmakers finished their work fixing a school finance bill Monday as the Senate passed legislation that prompted more questions about the constitutionality of...
House defeats in-person education bill
The Kansas House Tuesday defeated a bill backed by the Senate president that would have required public schools to offer full, in-person learning no...
Consultants offer lower school-funding options; Top senators oppose taxes, budget cuts
Education consultants on Monday gave Kansas lawmakers a lower set of pricing options for improving education with reduced benchmarks for educational achievement.
As they reviewed...
