Education Department: Audit statement on teacher background checks ‘misleading’
An audit used to call for a law requiring school districts to conduct fingerprint and criminal history investigations of teachers every five years is...
Two GOP gubernatorial candidates call for firing of state employee
Two major Republican candidates for governor - Senate President Ty Masterson and former Gov. Jeff Colyer - are calling for the state Education Department...
Senate backs expansion of private scholarship tax credits
The Kansas Senate on Thursday night agreed to expand a program that awards tax credits for donations to private school scholarships, reawakening a debate...
Key lawmaker links CRT to student depression
In what may be a preview of the statehouse debate to come, a key Kansas lawmaker on Thursday linked critical race theory to student...
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 committee softens DEI legislation for colleges, universities
A House committee on Thursday eased off a little on a bill barring universities and community colleges from requiring statements about diversity, equity or...
Many school districts without basic IT security, audit shows
Many Kansas school districts do not employ basic security controls for information technology in an era when schools are at an increased risk of...
Senate to take up education finance plan Thursday
Just hours after a House committee approved a constitutional amendment on school finance, the Kansas Senate suddenly announced plans to take up its own...
UPDATED: House narrowly passes school policy bill
(Updated to reflect more substance of the debate, comment from school boards association with edits throughout)
The Kansas House on Tuesday narrowly passed a bill...
House panel sets aside governor’s school finance plan, advances its own
A House panel quickly shelved Gov. Laura Kelly's school finance plan Thursday, moving its own alternative that faces questions about whether it will comply...
