KSDE staffer Katie Allen terminated over her “well deserved” post on Charlie Kirk assassination - The Sentinel
Katie Allen says she regrets saying Charlie Kirk's murder was "well deserved."| The Sentinel
Time after time, the Kansas Department of Education and the State Board of Education allow school districts to violate state laws designed to improve student outcomes, and now they’ve shamelessly done it again. The Legislature passed the Every Child Can Read Act in 2022, requiring literacy to be attained through the Science of Reading, evidence-based […]| Kansas Policy Institute
Katie Allen says she regrets saying Charlie Kirk's murder was "well deserved."| The Sentinel
When something sounds too good to be true, it often is…like the State School Board and the Kansas Department of Education claiming that skyrocketing proficiency levels are not related to the state dumbing down proficiency standards. Now, the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is joining the chorus with a new video denying that proficiency […]| Kansas Policy Institute
The board voted 7-3 to approve lower standards, causing some proficiency levels to more than double.| Kansas Policy Institute
Parents won't know that one-third of students are reading below grade level with the new performance level descriptors.| The Sentinel
Both laws are designed to ensure better outcomes, but state and local bureaucracies don't want to follow them.| The Sentinel
Harwood falsely said a Safe & Secure Schools Grant to private schools violates the constitution.| The Sentinel
The 2024 state assessment indicates that more than 150,000 Kansas students suffer from what is officially described as having a “limited ability to understand and use English language arts skills and knowledge to be academically successful for postsecondary success.” This closely aligns with what is commonly referred to as being ‘functionally illiterate’, which Dictionary.com defines […]| Kansas Policy Institute
Lansing board member Amy Cawvey proposes a contract revision to comply with guidance from AG Kris Kobach.| The Sentinel
KSDE attributes the miraculous ump to "fixing a misaligned system, not reducing rigor."| The Sentinel
Kobach says Governor Kelly's 2019 Executive Order referencing gender no longer applies..| The Sentinel
KSDE attributes the miraculous ump to "fixing a misaligned system, not reducing rigor."| Kansas Policy Institute
State School Board members must ensure that reading and math proficiency standards are not reduced.| Kansas Policy Institute
