House panel recommends $500 million for schools
A House committee early Wednesday evening recommended spending about $522 million more on schools to meet a Kansas Supreme Court ruling that found the state was...
Lawmakers wrap school choice bill with teacher salaries, special ed funding
A broader proposal allowing Kansas schoolchildren to use state aid to attend private school was put on the fast track for approval by a...
UPDATED: State school board rejects delaying school year
(Updated to include more reporting with edits throughout)
The Kansas Board of Education on Wednesday set aside Gov. Laura Kelly's executive order delaying the opening...
Lawmakers consider mandatory open school enrollment
Conservative groups are urging lawmakers to require school districts to allow students to more freely move from one district to another as part of...
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...
UPDATED: Johnson gains support from more than 40 lawmakers
(Updated to include comments from Lee)
Republican state Rep. Steven Johnson on Thursday revealed support from about a quarter of the Kansas Legislature in his...
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...
Senate committee passes out tax credits for private, home schooling
A school-choice bill providing tax credits for schoolchildren enrolled in private schools or home schools passed out of a Senate committee late Thursday after...
House panel approves bill expanding school choice tax credits
A House committee on Monday advanced a bill to allow Kansans to opt in to a new federal tax credit approved by Congress last year...
Legislative audit focuses on spending in one or two school districts
A legislative committee on Tuesday ordered a limited scope audit of possibly two school districts to determine whether they're spending complies with state law.
The...
