Kansas schools

The U.S. Department of Education has targeted four Kansas school districts for potential legal action.

GOP majority on 10-member state panel hangs in balance in 2026 election

Maddie Zluticky, a student at Eisenhower High School in Goddard, wants to be the kind of teacher she didn’t have.

After the presentation, Rep. Nikki McDonald, an Olathe Democrat, task force member and teacher, said “return on investment” language restricts a rounded approach to funding education.

Lawrence, Kansas, will host the Algerian men's national football team during this summer's World Cup. Students at Lawrence High School wanted to be part of making them feel at home — even if it meant scrambling to film and edit a video on their last day of classes.

Democratic governor derails bills on gold and silver, ag tourism, income tax break.

A task force failed to meet a previous deadline to submit a draft plan to the 2026 Legislature

The Kansas Legislature approved a provision to clamp down on public school protests by requiring students to receive parental permission before participating, and hitting districts with penalties as high as $100,000 per day for failing to enforce restrictions.

A slim majority of Senate Republicans still backed Senate Bill 254 to end the policy. On Monday, Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the bill.

A community health center in southeast Kansas hopes exposing kids to health care careers through fun activities could lead them into the field in the future. It’s one way to hopefully fight a long-term shortage of health care workers in rural areas.