School funding plaintiffs: New education finance bill unconstitutional
A new law allocating $536 million more to education over five years continues the Legislature's pattern of underfunding Kansas schools, the plaintiffs in the...
Supreme Court presses school district plaintiffs on funding
Kansas Supreme Court justices on Thursday pressed the school district plaintiffs on just how much money it would take to constitutionally fund public education.
They...
Senate panel approves bill protecting campus speech
Authorities arrested activists passing out pocket copies of the Constitution on a community college campus in Michigan.
Texas Southern University turned away U.S. Sen John...
Appointments to Dyslexia Task Force complete
The appointments to a special state task force to study dyslexia are now complete.
The task force, approved by the Legislature this year, will advise...
House panel recommends $500 million for schools
A House committee early Wednesday evening recommended spending about $522 million more on schools to meet a Kansas Supreme Court ruling that found the state was...
Senate passes in-person education bill
The Kansas Senate on Wednesday approved legislation that would require public schools to offer full, in-person learning no later than March 26.
The Senate voted 26-12...
School security grants: How the money was distributed
The Kansas Board of Education has doled out $5 million in security grants approved by the Legislature this session.
This year's round of grants is...
Senate narrowly passes education plan, sets up showdown with House
The Kansas Senate on Thursday narrowly approved a school finance plan that sets up a showdown with a House proposal that spends almost twice...
UPDATED: State asks Supreme Court to dismiss school funding lawsuit; plaintiffs say not...
(Updated with contents from plaintiffs' briefs and links to the documents.)
The state of Kansas on Monday asked the state Supreme Court to end the...
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...
