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Judge expands Title IX injunction to hundreds of schools in 44 states
July 16, 2024
In early July, Federal Judge for the District of Kansas John Broomes issued a preliminary injunction halting the implementation of the Biden administration’s Title IX transgender regulations — which would have…
Employment of non-teachers rose since 2015 in Kansas while outcomes and enrollment decline
July 11, 2024
The hiring of non-teachers (administrators and all other employees who are not teachers) has continued an upward trend in Kansas for the past decade in…
DOJ issues damning report on discrimination in Wichita Public Schools
July 9, 2024
A report from the Department of Justice found pervasive evidence of discrimination in Wichita Public Schools against students based on race and disability. KSNW-TV reports that DOJ…
USD 434 Santa Fe Trail administration won’t answer questions on declining student achievement
July 8, 2024
State assessment scores at Santa Fe Trail USD 434 overwhelmingly lagged behind state averages this year, but despite repeated efforts by The Sentinel, Superintendent Faith Flory declined…
Shawnee County schools offer different approaches to upcoming Open Enrollment
July 5, 2024
Open Enrollment debuts in Kansas K-12 this fall. The bipartisan legislation signed into law in 2022 allows students to transfer schools if the receiving school chosen…
Kansas judge blocks Title IX rule change
July 3, 2024
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach yesterday won a preliminary injunction halting the implementation of the Biden administration’s Title IX transgender regulations. According to a press release from the…
Kansas Education Commissioner wants you to believe all students are at grade level
July 1, 2024
“Prairie Home Companion” on National Public Radio was about the fictional city Lake Wobegon, which host Garrison Keillor described as a place where “all women…
Districts that leave KASB can still participate in insurance pool
June 27, 2024
Emails obtained by The Sentinel show Kansas school districts that choose to leave the Kansas Association of School Boards can still purchase insurance and natural gas through…
Enrollment decline + more staff = budget deficits
June 24, 2024
Some Kansas school districts are facing tough budget decisions this summer with deficits on the horizon, and the reasons are largely self-inflicted. The Kansas Association…
Federal court rules against Biden administration’s Title IX rules
June 12, 2024
According to Fox News, a federal judge in Texas today struck down the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule that says school districts must allow boys…
USD 413 Chanute attempts to stifle, marginalize board members
June 11, 2024
Chanute Board of Education President Heather Guernsey and Superintendent of Schools Matt Koester refuse to answer questions about a “board governance document” designed to prevent board…
AG Kobach: implementing Title IX policy now is”foolish and a waste of money”
June 6, 2024
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is telling school districts they must soon adopt policies — contrary to state law — that allow boys who identify…