Kansas education

The list of books includes several well-known novels, including “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood, “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison, “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky.

Schools across Kansas can't find enough substitute teachers in the midst of a lingering pandemic and national labor shortage. That could have long-term consequences for students.

Over the past five years, enrollment is down 8.6% at four-year universities in Kansas and 17.5% at community colleges.

La matriculación en preprimaria se redujo en un 9% en todo el estado. La matriculación en jardín de niños descendió casi un 21%. Es demasiado temprano para saber si los descensos fueron algo pasajero o si se van a prolongar hasta este otoño.

Kindergarten enrollment dropped by about 9% statewide. Preschool enrollment dropped nearly 21%. It’s too soon to tell whether the declines were a one-time thing or if they’ve stretched into this fall.

The Kansas Promise Scholarship will pay the cost of tuition, fees and books for students in dozens of programs at Johnson County Community College and Kansas City, Kansas Community College.

A state law passed this spring dictates that long-term online or hybrid learning models — anything over 40 hours per student per year — could mean losing up to two-thirds of state funding for that student.

As classes begin and the delta variant rages, Kansas universities are rolling out elaborate vaccine incentive programs. But it’s unclear whether they work.

Greater access to rapid-response COVID tests, combined with vaccines for the 12-and-older crowd, means widespread quarantines should prove less likely this year.

When a student comes home with a C on their report card, it often isn't clear what that means. Are they average in geometry? Or did their math...