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Kansas public school leaders in some high-demand districts say they’re already hearing from families who want to switch schools to take advantage of a new open enrollment law. But the new law won’t be simple, and they’re not ready to just throw open their doors.
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Consultants hired by the Wichita school board say the district has too many small elementary schools and can’t afford to maintain them all. The firm is developing a proposal that could involve closing some school buildings. They plan to present options to the board before the end of this school year.
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The total lunch debt students have accumulated in Kansas climbed to more than $23 million last year. Many school districts have policies that single out kids when they can’t afford to pay, and a new report shows that can hurt families, even if those policies aren’t strictly enforced.
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Two hundred years ago, more than two dozen Native American tribes hunted buffalo along the plains of south-central Kansas before they were displaced by European explorers and settlers. Learning their history is crucial to understanding Wichita’s past.
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Melody McCray-Miller, Ngoc Vuong and incumbent Stan Reeser won their races for Wichita Board of Education, edging out opponents who were supported by the local Republican party.
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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.