Legislative panel cuts three major state universities, targets DEI and administrative leaders
A legislative committee on Tuesday approved a 2.5% cut in the operating budgets for the University of Kansas, Kansas State University and Wichita State...
Regents’ nominee sails through confirmation hearing after first stalling
Gov. Laura Kelly's nominee to the Kansas Board of Regents sailed through a confirmation hearing Monday after hitting a snag last summer during an...
House panel approves bill expanding school choice tax credits
A House committee on Monday advanced a bill to allow Kansans to opt in to a new federal tax credit approved by Congress last year...
Flanders to retire as Regents’ president
Blake Flanders on Thursday announced he will retire as president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents at the end of June.
“I am...
Legislature hires former Emporia State president to evaluate higher ed budget
Legislative leaders on Thursday voted to hire recently retired Emporia State University President Ken Hush to help lawmakers scrub the higher education budget during...
Majority of Kansas Senate backs school cellphone ban
A bipartisan majority of Kansas Senators is backing a bill that that would ban cellphones during instructional time in public and private elementary and...
Complaint over DEI at Kansas State resolved
A complaint over student government spending on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Kansas State University has been settled to the satisfaction of legislative...
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...
Northwest Missouri State administrator named Emporia State’s 19th president
The Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday named an administrator from Northwest Missouri State University as the 19th president at Emporia State University.
The board...
Attorney general warns three school districts about LGTBQ-related policies
Attorney General Kris Kobach has sent out a round of letters to three Kansas school districts warning them about LGBTQ-related policies and books, saying...
