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The tentative two-year contract would raise teacher pay by 4.85% the first year and 5% the second year.
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Textron Aviation in Wichita employs about 150 high school students and recent graduates for six weeks as part of an internship program that gives them an early look at career possibilities.
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Research shows that most children need systematic, sound-it-out instruction — commonly called phonics — rather than older approaches that focus on context clues from pictures and stories.
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Attorneys representing the Wichita district say kicking kids out of class for even a few hours could violate federal special-education guidelines aimed at protecting special-needs students.
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A bill advanced by the Kansas House expands the state’s tax credit scholarship program — something supporters see as a school choice and detractors frame as diverting money away from public schools.
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Tim Hamblin, the Derby High School principal who battled with school board members over diversity efforts, plans to resign after this school year. He said he accepted a district-level position with Wichita public schools.
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Kansas public school officials report more fights between students and more violent attacks on teachers. Many blame the rise on the COVID pandemic, saying students are still adjusting to life back in the classroom.
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Kelly Bielefeld will start his role as Wichita superintendent in July. His priorities include developing a new strategic plan for the district, adjusting to the end of federal COVID-relief funding and dealing with an ongoing teacher shortage.
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Kelly Bielefeld was named the Wichita school district's next superintendent. He will earn more than his predecessor, Alicia Thompson.
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The changes include new principals at North, Southeast and West High.