Federal PAC targets local school board races
In what may be a first for Kansas, a federal political action committee is targeting local school board races in an effort to elect...
UPDATED: Johnson gains support from more than 40 lawmakers
(Updated to include comments from Lee)
Republican state Rep. Steven Johnson on Thursday revealed support from about a quarter of the Kansas Legislature in his...
Roberts named to K-State search committee
Gov. Laura Kelly got what she wanted.
The Kansas Board of Regents on Friday named a 25-member committee to help search for a new president...
Education panel denies Legislature’s COVID spending plan
The Kansas State Board of Education parted ways with the Legislature Wednesday when it agreed not to spend $9 million in federal COVID-19 relief...
State education board: CRT not part of academic standards
As the battle over critical race theory escalates in Kansas and nationally, the Kansas State Board of Education fought back with a statement arguing...
Health order grievances tied to end of emergency declaration
When leading lawmakers decided not to extend Gov. Laura Kelly's ongoing COVID-19 emergency declaration, they likely brought an end to the ability of parents...
Kelly signs school funding bill but cool to some elements
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday signed a bill constitutionally funding schools although acknowledging she had misgivings about certain provisions intended to encourage school...
College athlete endorsement bill dies in Senate
(Updated to clarify that the issues are linked but not necessarily packaged together)
A major piece of legislation that was seen as vital for keeping...
Budget director warns of loss of federal funds
The state budget director is warning lawmakers that they may have to add as much as $105 million to the budget for higher educuation...
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...
