Virginia teacher wins settlement in pronoun case
October 17, 2024A Virginia school teacher who was fired for refusing to use his student’s “preferred pronouns” has won a more than…Dismal 2024 state assessment confirms outcomes won’t improve until adult behaviors change
October 8, 2024Outcomes on and reactions to the 2024 state assessment could have been predicted more than a year ago, and the…“No More Lines Coalition” calls for end to school district boundaries
September 30, 2024With a backdrop of the historic Monroe Elementary School in Topeka, Ground Zero of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v…USD 286 Chautauqua school board fined over KOMA violations
September 22, 2024The Chautauqua County Board of Education has been found liable for multiple violations of the Kansas Open Meetings Act. According…Districts approved pay hikes for school administrators in 2024 while outcomes remain tragically low
September 16, 2024The 2024 school year was déjà vu all over again – nice pay increases for administrators and low proficiency levels. Reading and…School board members share ideas on improving student outcomes at 2nd annual KSBRC conference
September 13, 2024With the goal of reversing the downward trend in K-12 proficiency levels, school board members and superintendents from across Kansas…Lansing school board gets deceptive budget proposal from USD 469 Superintendent Marty Kobza
September 4, 2024The August 26 budget hearing conducted by the USD 469 Lansing school board was loaded with deception and subterfuge, seemingly intended to…Shawnee Mission school district’s priority is not on improving outcomes
September 2, 2024Shawnee Mission school board members are pondering whether it is equitable to allow community-funded employees since most of the money…Lansing USD 469 school board to debate budget with a 24% property tax hike
August 26, 2024USD 469 taxpayers will gather in Lansing to hear a presentation on the 2024-2025 budget that will exceed revenue-neutral. A year…Lansing USD 469 sponsors scholarship fundraiser featuring mock drag show, lap dance
August 22, 2024The Lansing School District raised eyebrows and money for scholarships at a recent “Lip Sync Battle 2024” fundraiser, which featured…Lansing mom warns State Board of Education about effects of Second Step middle school curriculum
August 21, 2024Kirsten Workman of Lansing says her research shows the Second Step Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) program for middle schoolers is ineffective in improving…Second Annual ‘Heartland Hybrid and Microschool Summit’ to highlight importance of new education models
August 19, 2024An event scheduled for late September — the second annual “Heartland Hybrid and Microschool Summit” — will highlight the growing importance of…