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Wichita's oldest high school — Wichita High School East at Douglas and Grove — marks 100 years this month. Students, faculty and alumni are using the milestone to reflect on the school’s history and its impact on the community.
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A legislative committee on education offered a glimpse at what Kansas lawmakers could propose during the 2024 session. The Legislature hinted at changing the formula for funding special education and pushing more school choice measures.
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Kansas education leaders plan to deny accreditation to Urban Preparatory Academy in Wichita, a private school run by Bishop Wade Moore, an outspoken advocate for tax-credit scholarships and other school choice measures. Moore calls the move "politically motivated."
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Missing school has become a crisis statewide. More than one in four Kansas students were chronically absent during the 2021-22 school year, which means they missed at least 10% of instruction time. That figure nearly doubled over the previous two years.
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Parents of Wichita elementary school students will get a copy of the book in advance of a district-wide lockdown drill next week.
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Voters in the Central Plains district near Great Bend voted no on a proposal to disband the district. Residents upset over the closing of Wilson High School had pushed for the plan.
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Melody McCray-Miller, a former teacher and Democratic state legislator, garnered 54% of the vote, according to unofficial results. Brent Davis, owner of a tutoring and test-prep business, received 24% of the vote.
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Voters in the Central Plains school district near Great Bend will decide Tuesday whether to dissolve the district. If the measure passes, the Kansas Board of Education would redraw boundaries and assign the district’s territory into neighboring districts.
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Political groups are holding workshops for school board members and starting local chapters to rally Kansas parents and recruit candidates.
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Five people are running for the at-large seat on the Wichita school board. An Aug. 1 primary will narrow the field to two.