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...
Senate narrowly passes education plan, sets up showdown with House
The Kansas Senate on Thursday narrowly approved a school finance plan that sets up a showdown with a House proposal that spends almost twice...
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...
UPDATED: State asks Supreme Court to dismiss school funding lawsuit; plaintiffs say not...
(Updated with contents from plaintiffs' briefs and links to the documents.)
The state of Kansas on Monday asked the state Supreme Court to end the...
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...
Critical race theory debate rages at Capitol
(Updated to add more testimony and reaction to limits on those who could testify with edits throughout)
The battle over critical race theory raged at...
Senate passes in-person education bill
The Kansas Senate on Wednesday approved legislation that would require public schools to offer full, in-person learning no later than March 26.
The Senate voted 26-12...
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...
Senate panel votes down school choice bill
A Senate committee on Wednesday voted down school-choice legislation that would have provided tax credits for schoolchildren enrolled in private schools or home schools.
The...
School plaintiffs ID error in education funding plan, back away from legislation
The group of schools suing over public education funding has identified what it believes is an error in Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to comply...
