The education funding report: What they’re saying on Twitter this weekend
Lots of Internet chatter this weekend about the stunning consultant's report recommending up to $2 billion for schools as a possible answer to a...
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...
Campus free-speech bill fails to win Senate approval
A campus free-speech bill failed to gain enough support in the Kansas Senate on Thursday afternoon after concerns were raised that it would adversely...
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...
Republican House leadership rolls out $5 million school security plan
House Republican leaders on Tuesday unveiled a $5 million plan for security upgrades at elementary and secondary schools across Kansas.
Backed by his legislative leadership...
Legislation would put Dale Dennis controversy to bed
A pair of Kansas lawmakers want to make sure there's never a Dale Dennis situation again.
Dennis, of course, is one of the state’s leading...
Education consultants meet lawmakers; some worry where funding study headed
Education consultants working on a new cost study of the Kansas public education system visited lawmakers Friday, explaining how they're coming up with a...
House speaker commits to teacher due process debate
Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman on Thursday said his chamber would debate a bill on restoring due process rights for teachers this session.
"The body wants it,"...
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 rejects effort to debate teacher due process
The House overwhelmingly turned back an effort Thursday morning to force a vote on a bill restoring due process rights for teachers.
The House rejected...
