UPDATED: Former longtime state school board member passes away
(Updated to include comment from governor)
Former Kansas State Board of Education President Janet Waugh, the longest serving member in board history who regarded teachers...
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...
State education board seeks to make pay equitable with lawmakers
The Kansas State Board of Education on Tuesday approved a legislative agenda that includes tweaking a state law so its members earn what state...
Education board adopts advisory recommendation banning cellphones
The Kansas State Board of Education on Tuesday adopted a report that recommends that school districts ban cellphones during the school day.
The report is...
Meet the new school funding formula task force
The appointments to the new committee that's charged with making recommendations for a new school finance formula are now complete.
Leading lawmakers and the Kansas...
KU instructor recorded making shooting comments leaves school
The University of Kansas instructor who said men should be shot for not voting for a female candidate for president because they're not smart...
KU instructor draws rebukes for shooting statement; senator calls for firing
A University of Kansas instructor was placed on leave Wednesday after he was recorded on video saying that men refusing to support a woman...
Attorney general voids school bond issue election
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has invalidated a western Kansas school district's successful election for a bond issue because of a quirk that prevented...
Three state universities propose $500 million research fund
The state's three biggest universities are floating a proposal that calls for a half billion dollars in state funding to enhance their research capabilities...
Appointments to KSDE’s ‘screen time’ task force unveiled
The Kansas State Board of Education on Tuesday unveiled the appointments to a 36-member task force charged with creating guidance for addressing the nonacademic...
