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Book challenges are up about 60% over the past year. Free speech advocates say many books are being challenged by parents and community members under the guise that they’re promoting critical race theory.
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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.
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The Kansas Board of Regents voted Wednesday to change the benchmarks for in-state students to attend the state’s six public universities, and class-rank...
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The classroom and workplace have traditionally been kept separate. But a redesign that’s been going on for four years in Kansas could blend the two in...
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FORT SCOTT, Kansas — Thirteen-year-old Aura Brillhart and her 11-year-old sister, Morgan, will face a new sort of test in school this year: a drug test....
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WICHITA, Kansas — Smartboards have been replacing chalkboards in Kansas for more than a decade. Yet districts are still figuring out tech’s place in the...
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COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS — Preschool was a logistical boon for Delice Downing and an educational bonanza for her son, Adrian. The head volleyball coach and...
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Wichita Public Schools is considering adding explicit protections for transgender students and staff this year.
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A new Kansas law is scaling back the requirements for safety drills in public and private schools. The move comes a year after the Kansas Legislature...
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Ray Alvarez remembers the summer he couldn’t make ends meet driving children to school. “I did qualify for food stamps,” the Olathe school bus driver...