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...
Kelly names two new Regents
Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday named two new members to the Kansas Board of Regents.
Kelly named Peter Johnston of Salina to replace Lawrence attorney...
State universities report third consecutive year of enrollment growth
State universities are reporting an enrollment increase for the third consecutive year, highlighted by Emporia State ending a five-year skid and recording the largest...
Audit IDs security deficiencies in school accounting systems
Accounting systems for Kansas school districts, which manage billions in taxpayer money, are vulnerable to unauthorized access because of a lack of written policies...
Research analyst no longer at Education Department after calls for firing
A Manhattan school board member who came under fire for posting on social media that the fatal shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was...
