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...
Legislature passes school spending plan; expands school choice program
The Kansas Legislature on Friday passed an education spending plan for the next two years that constitutionally funds schools and expands a program that's...
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...
Schmidt implores Legislature not to delay passage of school finance bill
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Friday warned the Legislature not to delay passage of a school finance bill any longer.
Schmidt pointed out that...
Measure bans DEI litmus tests in university hiring
State universities would be prohibited from using diversity, equity and inclusion as a litmus test for hiring staff or doing business with contractors under...
Lawmakers seek to validate school bond election
A pair of incoming Republican state senators are joining together to help a western Kansas school district that held an election for a bond...
UPDATED: Federal funding cuts detailed for state education board
(Updated to include how the freeze affects school districts in Olathe, Wichita, Shawnee Mission, and Kansas City)
The federal government is withholding more than $42...
Education bill falls vote short in Senate
Public education advocates on Friday prevailed in their efforts to sideline a broad education bill they said would benefit private schools at the expense...
Judge blocks part of school district pronoun policy
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Kansas school district policy that bars teachers from revealing to parents that a student has requested to...
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...
