On April 3, 2025, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and the United States Department of Education sent a letter to all state departments of education demanding that they certify all […]| Kansas School Board Resource Center
Which of the following provides a clear understanding of student achievement in Kansas: 33% of Kansas students are below grade level in math, or 33% of students have Identified Needs?| Kansas School Board Resource Center
On a 4-3 vote, the USD 469 School Board in Lansing rejected a resolution offered by a member to comply with the recent “Dear Colleague” letter from the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) reaffirming its opposition to racial discrimination and suggesting institutions that follow what it terms “discriminatory practices” risk the loss of federal funding.| Kansas School Board Resource Center
Lansing USD 469 school board members and taxpayers will get a monthly update on the progress in student achievement thanks to Board Member Amy Cawvey who proposed, and worked to […]| Kansas School Board Resource Center
Wichita’s first school bond issue in 16 years appears to have failed by a narrow margin. The unofficial count of in-person votes shows that the $450 million bond issue failed by about 250 votes. […]| Kansas School Board Resource Center
The seven Kansas school districts currently known to include Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in their curriculum don’t appear to be in a rush to eliminate them, despite recent warnings from the U.S. Department of Education (USDE).| Kansas School Board Resource Center
With only 18% of Kansas graduates college-ready (ACT) and about 150,000 students reading below grade level, one might think the Kansas Department of Education is laser-focused on improving student outcomes. […]| Kansas School Board Resource Center
Officials with the Gardner-Edgerton school district have declined to answer questions about a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Carrie Schmidt, alleging violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments as well as […]| Kansas School Board Resource Center
Leaders of the Kansas House Committee on Higher Education Budget are declining to answer questions about stripping $8 million in funding from the Kansas Blueprint for Literacy. Passed in the 2024 […]| Kansas School Board Resource Center
At the February 11 State Board of Education meeting, Commissioner of Education Randy Watson told board members that he is starting the process to eliminate the state assessment requirement for 10th-grade students. He works for the board, not the other way around, but he didn’t ask for permission; he just told them he was doing it.| Kansas School Board Resource Center
The seventh annual “A-F Grading of Kansas Schools” has been released by the Kansas Policy Institute (KPI), owners of The Sentinel, and shows disappointing results continue in student achievement scores. […]| Kansas School Board Resource Center
The House Appropriations Committee voted last week to increase special education funding next year by $10 million rather than $72 million as planned last year. Predictably, that isn’t sitting well with some legislators but the reduction is appropriate and arguably is within the bounds of what the Kansas Supreme Court declared to be constitutional funding.| Kansas School Board Resource Center
