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Kansas education officials dinged for Open Records violations

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s office has found that the Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE) and the Kansas State
By Dane Hicks
4 min
18Jun 2026

Kansas Department of Education dodges public questions on dumbing down standards

It’s not uncommon for education administrators to make easily debunked claims about student achievement or school finance from the safety
By Dane Hicks
6 min
01Dec 2025

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
By Dane Hicks
5 min
16Sep 2025

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
By Dane Hicks
4 min
30Jun 2025

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
By Dane Hicks
7 min
27May 2025

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
By Dane Hicks
3 min
05Feb 2025

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,
By Dane Hicks
3 min
31Jan 2025

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.
By Dane Hicks
3 min
17Oct 2024

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
By Dane Hicks
4 min
03Sep 2024

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,
By Dane Hicks
4 min
29Aug 2024