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Kansas Education Commissioner Randy Watson urged districts to cancel breaks or extend the school year to make up for snow days. He is also proposing half-day summer school for young students who are struggling in reading and math.

A final tally of votes in the Feb. 25 special election show opponents edging bond supporters by only 319 votes. Wichita school district leaders say they plan to regroup and consider next steps.

Families at four Wichita schools that will close say they are concerned that the community fostered in the buildings will be lost in the district’s facilities plan.

Unofficial results updated Wednesday by the Sedgwick County election office show bond issue opponents leading by just less than 300 votes, with potentially up to 4,000 mail and provisional ballots still to be counted.

The Wichita school district's proposed $450 million bond issue would build several new schools, close others and reduce the district's overall footprint.

Wichita is asking voters to approve a $450 million bond issue to finance new and upgraded schools. Election Day is Feb. 25.

Voters are deciding whether to approve a $450 million bond issue for Wichita Public Schools.

Wichita school district voters will decide Feb. 25 on a $450 million bond issue that would build several new schools, close others and reduce the district's overall footprint.

To attend kindergarten in Kansas, you have to be 5 years old by August 31st. That’s pretty much the only rule. But teachers say it helps if kids know a few things before they start school.

The Wichita school district is hosting a series of open houses during which members of the community can tour school buildings and ask questions about a proposed $450 million bond issue.