Kansas State Board of Education

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Salary, benefits and administrative support key to retention decisions.

As commissioner, Jake Steel will lead the Kansas State Department of Education in overseeing the state’s K-12 public schools.

The State Board of Education plans to announce the next commissioner during its April 14 meeting.

As education commissioner, Randy Watson urged Kansas schools to increase their graduation rates and raise the percentage of students pursuing a post-secondary degree or workplace credential.

This is the first time the Kansas assessment scale has changed in nearly a decade. The State Board of Education also approved new descriptors for test levels that highlight proficiency.

A new law requires human development videos in classrooms, but leaves it up to local school districts to decide what materials students will see and at what ages.

Kansas schools now have $10 million in state funding to use AI to detect guns. But ZeroEyes, one of the few companies offering this service, has sent police false alerts before — and it won't say how often.