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The education funding report: What they’re saying on Twitter this weekend

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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

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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

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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

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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

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(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

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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

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The Kansas State Board of Education on Wednesday sent a soft message to the governor opposing legislation requiring a civics test, a financial literacy...
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Colyer backs House plan for resolving education funding dispute

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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

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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

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Pressure is mounting for a constitutional amendment on education finance after the Kansas House approved a new plan putting more than $500 million into...