Sounding the alarm that 37% of fourth-grade students in the United States (40% in Kansas) cannot read at grade level, the National Council on Teacher […]
Education
No study, no research, no questions: Just give Kansas special ed more money
A special education task force in the Kansas Legislature last week overruled Republican opposition and forwarded a request for additional funding for special ed without […]
Kansas Early Learning Standards expand government framework, expectations for your kid
The Kansas Board of Eduction met January 9-10 in Topeka for its first meeting of 2024 and approved an expansion to the Kansas Early Learning […]
Is it possible for rights to conflict?
Some people worship God, others Allah, and some might even choose to worship Satan himself. Some men call themselves men, other men call themselves women, […]
We need a ‘how to’ guide for removing inappropriate books
Parents and citizens need an effective guide for removing inappropriate books from schools.
I’m not a colonizer, I’m American
There is no recorded history of those who journeyed across the Bering Strait land bridge between what is now Russia and Alaska. It is altogether […]
Kansas still member of organization that termed parents “domestic terrorists”
At least 25 state school board associations canceled their membership with the National School Boards Association (NSBA) after it labeled parents “domestic terrorists,” but Kansas remains a member, and some school […]
Lack of education leads to lack of sympathy
We all want to claim the high road when we discuss issues of race. Very few consider themselves to be a racist, and more than […]
America’s public education system is failing boys
America’s public education system isn’t built for boys. Instead, it disproportionately diagnoses them with learning disabilities. In the 1970’s, just 3.7 million students were categorized […]
Have we learned any lessons from Oct. 7?
Early in the morning on Oct. 7, a well-planned attack was carried out by breaching what was considered one of the most secure borders on […]