2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (114+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Students at all but one public university in the state of Kansas will see tuition increases this fall. The Kansas Board of Regents approved the rates Wednesday. Emporia State University is the only four-year institution not increasing…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1749+ words) This article was originally published in Beacon: Kansas. For 22 years, Kansas leaders protected a law allowing some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition to attend the state’s public colleges, universities and technical schools. Those days are over. During the recently…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (384+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — In its 18 years of serving local students and their families, the Kansas Hispanic Education & Development Foundation has been able to guide hundreds of high schoolers and college students. The program has grown substantially since 2008, handing out around…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1780+ words) In January 2025, Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy got bad news from its charter school sponsor, the Missouri Charter Public School Commission. The Kansas City school — founded in 1999, named after a local minister and focused on "entrepreneurial leadership” — wasn’t being invited to…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (674+ words) Senate President Ty Masterson and Gov. Laura Kelly agree on the value of recess for elementary students and annual fitness testing in first through 12th grades, but the governor vetoed the bill because the Kansas State Board of Education is responsible…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (537+ words) —Johnson County school districts say they have been underfunded on special education by the Kansas legislature since 2011, forcing tough choices that impact every student. TJ Finan is a special education teacher in Johnson County who sees the impact firsthand. "My…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (146+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed eight bills on Monday, including House Bill 2468. House Bill 2468, also called the Education Freedom Tax Credit, would have expanded Kansas' tax credit scholarship program for private schools and, in turn, expanded tax…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (852+ words) TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate failed to override vetoes targeting education policy in the state budget, stopping a plan to restructure the state assessment test system and reset score perimeters. Gov. Laura Kelly signed the state budget, House Bill 2513, but vetoed…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (515+ words) TOPEKA — Kansas public school students raising their voices in protest during school hours will need parental permission to leave school grounds to attend a rally or protest event after legislative action Friday. The House and Senate overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (612+ words) Kansas lawmakers wrapped up the majority of their work at the end of March, including passing a number of bills related to schools. Here’s an update on some of those key bills ahead of lawmakers’ return to Topeka for the…...