Tag: schools
Iola schools have a new mission. Or, at least, a new mission statement: “We educate all students for career and college readiness.” The USD 257 board of education added new mission and vision statements, updating…
Five area high school graduates have been named recipients of the Helen Gates White Scholarship. Recipients are Breton Plumlee and Benniam Means, Iola, and Elizabeth Johnson, Kari Shadden and Karlie Stephens, Marmaton Valley. Awarded annually…
Wichita Public Schools is considering adding explicit protections for transgender students and staff this year. Public speakers told the districts school board on Monday that they want to see the nondiscrimination policy updated to include…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials want to put the brakes on vaping in public schools. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Kansas State Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to launch an anti-vaping campaign.…
For decades, laws have required public restrooms to be ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessible. This includes establishing larger stalls and lower sinks for handicapped individuals who could otherwise not utilize the facilities. Many restrooms…
Much like sex education and evolution, the teaching of climate change is the latest topic backed by a wealth of sound science forced to yield to political pressure from a small group of disbelievers. Growing…
COLONY Honor rolls for the second semester of the 2018-19 school year have been announced at Crest High School. The rolls follow. All A Superintendents Honor Roll: 12th Grade Jewel Armstrong, Regan Godderz,…
EFFINGHAM, Kansas ? In 2014, a cash-strapped school district in rural northeast Kansas turned to its residents with a plea: Pay a little more in taxes annually so we can renovate classrooms, update the wiring…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that Gov. Laura Kelly cannot file a brief in support of a law that would add about $90 million annually to public school funding. The…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Lawyers for Kansas told the state Supreme Court on Monday that it should sign off on a new law boosting spending on public schools and end a protracted education funding lawsuit…
