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Students who aren't reading at grade level by third grade can struggle to catch up. Read to Succeed, an initiative launched by the United Way's Women United, pairs third-graders with volunteer reading coaches to help improve their reading.
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Conservatives say the plan would give families stuck in failing school districts a chance at a life-changing escape. But school administrators fear a flood of students they’re not prepared for and who come with needs they can’t afford to accommodate.
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Under a proposed Parents' Bill of Rights, Kansas K-12 schools and libraries would no longer be exempt from obscenity laws, opening them to potential criminal charges if they distribute material found to be harmful to minors.
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The Wichita school district requires face coverings for anyone 3 or older inside district buildings. Board members Stan Reeser and Sheril Logan said they supported keeping the mandate at least through the winter months.
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District officials say the book is being reviewed by a school-level committee that includes a principal, librarian, teachers and parents. The Salina school board is expected to hear from people on both sides during its meeting Tuesday.
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A Wichita school board meeting went on as scheduled on Tuesday after new board members agreed to wear face masks as required by district policy.
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A new temporary substitute license does away with a previous requirement that subs have at least 60 hours of college coursework.
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Soon after the start of the new semester, several school districts in Johnson County have re-instituted mask mandates after seeing high rates of COVID-19 transmission among students.
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Teachers union officials say reducing requirements for substitutes could hurt the education students get.
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This week, the Johnson County board of county commissioners is set to discuss whether to end a countywide public health order that requires masking in all schools serving up to and including 6th grade.
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Generally, teachers will “gut it out for the kids” until the end of the year. But a notably different tenor this fall has some Kansas educators speaking out against what they say is a toxic environment.
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A news release said it’s estimated that the combined enrollment for the center could start at more than 2,500 students.