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State Government June 27, 2025 - 7:31 pm

Kansas AG wants state education department to remove gender, sex language from lunch contracts

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Kansas AG Kris Kobach encouraged the State Board of Education to remove sex discrimination language from the state’s lunch contracts, the latest in his offensive against gender and identity politics.

Education June 23, 2025 - 5:00 pm

Classified and certified staff in Lawrence school district combine under one union

by Maya Hodison

One union, rather than two separate for classified and certified staff, will represent all unionized Lawrence school district employees moving forward.

Education June 5, 2025 - 1:10 pm

Kansas task force debates use of graduation rate to gauge student success

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Disagreement exists on the Kansas Legislature’s task force reworking the state’s public school finance formula about the importance of high school graduation rate as a measure of student success.

Education April 25, 2025 - 10:25 am

Kansas Legislature turns cold shoulder to child reading program after less than one year

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Legislature’s budget bill that eventually passed with bipartisan support contained no new funding of Blueprint for Literacy, which aims to intervene on behalf of 33% of Kansas students not meeting fundamental levels of reading.

Education April 16, 2025 - 12:51 pm

Funding freeze could slam Kansas classrooms, but state officials have asked feds to reverse course

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

A directive from the U.S. Department of Education immediately froze more than $22 million in federal funding meant to help Kansas students recover from pandemic-era learning loss.

Education April 15, 2025 - 9:53 am

Kansas is getting controversial new laws for fetal tax exemptions and ultrasound videos in schools

by Rose Conlon, Kansas News Service

New legislation concerning fetal tax exemptions and fetal development education are coming to Kansas this summer, garnering praise from anti-abortion advocates and criticism from abortion rights supporters.

Education March 19, 2025 - 1:24 pm

Kansas education commissioner: Kids need more time in school

by Suzanne Perez, Kansas News Service

Kansas Education Commissioner Randy Watson urged districts to cancel breaks or extend the school year to make up for snow days. He is also proposing half-day summer school for young students who are struggling in reading and math.

State Government February 5, 2025 - 4:38 pm

Kansas legislation transfers certified school teachers to financially preferable retirement plan

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A proposal examined by a House committee would shift certified teachers — but not all school employees — from the modest tier 3 plan in the Kansas Public Employee Retirement System to the more robust tier 2 plan in KPERS.

State Government February 4, 2025 - 9:52 am

Kansas lawmakers want to cut property taxes and still fund schools. Can they do both?

by Zane Irwin, Kansas News Service

Republicans and Democrats want to cut Kansas property taxes this year. But they can’t decide on the best way to do it — and some worry that core local services like schools, roads and law enforcement could suffer as a result.

State Government January 24, 2025 - 10:52 am

Kansas House looks to cut property tax that funds public schools by $800M over five years

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Public school advocates are asking lawmakers to proceed with caution as they consider slashing the statewide property tax that directly funds public education.

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