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...
Complaint over DEI at Kansas State resolved
A complaint over student government spending on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Kansas State University has been settled to the satisfaction of legislative...
Majority of Kansas Senate backs school cellphone ban
A bipartisan majority of Kansas Senators is backing a bill that that would ban cellphones during instructional time in public and private elementary and...
University civil rights investigator’s Hamas comments draw fire
A civil rights investigator at Kansas State University who two years ago was sharply criticized for writing social media posts supporting Hamas after it...
Lawmakers consider new way to tackle DEI in higher education
Republican lawmakers are considering a new way to weed out diversity, equity and inclusion from higher education, possibly targeting coursework that incorporates those ideas...
House restores in-state tuition for student immigrants
The Kansas House on Thursday restored a program that provides in-state tuition at higher education institutions for students who don't live in the country...
House panel makes school cellphone ban discretionary
A House committee on Monday agreed to give public and private elementary and secondary schools discretion about whether to ban cellphones during instructional time.
The...
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...
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...
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...
