The education funding report: What they’re saying on Twitter this weekend
Lots of Internet chatter this weekend about the stunning consultant's report recommending up to $2 billion for schools as a possible answer to a...
Lawmakers tackle second school-choice bill
Kansas lawmakers dug into a second school choice bill on Monday, this one that would allow students to take their base state aid with...
School requests for security grants reach $13 million statewide
School districts across Kansas asked for about $13 million in security grants, more than twice the amount that the Legislature authorized this year to...
House panel moves to restore teacher due process rights
Kansas lawmakers late Monday afternoon moved to restore teacher due process rights that were peeled away four years ago.
The House Education Committee voted to...
UPDATED: Civics bill sent to floor without recommendation
(Updated to correct that bill requires students to pass test, not course)
A bill that would require Kansas students to pass an American civics test to...
Senate committee votes down creating education inspector general
A Senate committee voted down a proposal to create an inspector general who would keep a close eye on public school spending.
The Senate Education Committee...
Board gently opposes civics, financial literacy mandates
The Kansas State Board of Education on Wednesday sent a soft message to the governor opposing legislation requiring a civics test, a financial literacy...
Colyer backs House plan for resolving education funding dispute
Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer said Wednesday morning that the $522 million plan approved by the House is a "good place" for solving the education...
Schools seek exemption from tax ‘transparency’ bill
School officials are asking lawmakers to exempt them from a bill that puts limits on the longstanding practice of local governments collecting extra revenue...
Senate leadership refuses to run education finance bill until constitutional amendment passes
Pressure is mounting for a constitutional amendment on education finance after the Kansas House approved a new plan putting more than $500 million into...