Senate panel favorably passes out reappointment of Regents chair
A Senate committee on Tuesday favorably passed out Gov. Laura Kelly's reappointment of Jon Rolph to the Kansas Board of Regents.
The panel voted 5-1...
House panel starts work on bill that would change enrollment funding
Lawmakers on Monday started work on a plan that would change the calculus for school funding in a way that benefits growing school districts,...
Senators question Regents nominee over DEI
Republican senators on Thursday quizzed Kansas Board of Regents Chair Jon Rolph over diversity, equity and inclusion as they considered confirming his renomination to...
Facing a veto, school choice legislation facing a climb this session
When addressing the Legislature during her annual State of the State speech last week, Gov. Laura Kelly promised to veto any legislation redirecting tax...
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...
1776 PAC loses most Kansas races
A federal political action committee that vowed to fight the "left-wing assault" on the classroom saw a dramatic falloff in electing its Kansas candidates...
Movement underway to convene special ed task force
(Will be updated as warranted)
There is an effort underway to force a meeting of the special education task force that has not yet met...
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...
Supreme Court urged to keep oversight of school funding case
The plaintiffs in the school funding lawsuit are asking the state Supreme Court to keep oversight of the landmark education funding case, saying the...
Audit finds nearly a third of school Medicaid providers have no background check
A new report estimates that nearly a third of Kansas school district employees or contractors who provide Medicaid services to public school students may...
