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...
Senate cool on teacher due process bill
The Kansas House on Thursday moved to restore teacher due process rights that were peeled away four years ago.
The House voted 73-48 to approve...
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...
