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Tag: Kansas Department of Education
KSDE staffer ousted after saying Charlie Kirk assassination was “well deserved”
A Kansas State Department of Education employee has left the agency after posting that the assassination of Charlie Kirk was “well deserved.” The Manhattan Mercury reported Monday […]
Lack of School Choice options drops Kansas on “Parent Power” index
In the three years since the Sentinel last reported on the Center for Educational Reform’s Parent Power Index, Kansas has slid more than 10 places from 34th in the nation to […]
After continued failure, it’s time for new leadership in Kansas K-12 education
In a recent article in this forum I summarized the state of public education in Kansas. And it is not pretty: low student achievement, high […]
Tennessee passes School Choice; Kansas still debating
As another state prioritizes students over systems, Kansas continues to simply debate giving parents the option to send their children to the school of their choice. In […]
Kansas students again below national average in reading & math
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), acknowledged as the “gold standard” of assessments by the Kansas Department of Education, shows Kansas students once again […]
Kansas education spending goes up, but college readiness keeps going down
The ACT results just released for the 2024 school year in Kansas show further declines in both raw scores and college readiness. The test is typically taken […]
KDOR change to allow sales tax deductions for home schooling
A lawsuit seems to have led to the Kansas Department of Revenue’s reversal of policy on sales tax exemptions for homeschool parents. Until recently, homeschools […]
Parents high-tailing it for School Choice opportunities
In the 1989 movie Field of Dreams, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (played wonderfully understated by Kevin Costner) hears a voice say, “If you build it, he […]
Five things to keep an eye on in the coming Kansas school year
Yes, another school year is almost upon us. Summer flies by, doesn’t it? You teachers know exactly what I mean. This really is the calm […]