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Ngocc Vuong, 23, will be the youngest member to serve on Wichita's school board, and the first Vietnamese-American board member. Vuong graduated in 2018 from Wichita South High School.
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Missouri and Kansas public schools enroll thousands of fewer students compared to before the pandemic, in part, because of a homeschooling boom and declining birth rates.
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A group created by Kansas lawmakers to study special education has endorsed a plan to boost funding by nearly $350 million over four years. The move would bring Kansas into compliance with state law, which requires the state to fund 92% of the extra costs of special-ed.
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Vera Daniels and Celeste Hoins, substitute teachers in the Lansing school district near Kansas City, are suing the district. They say they were fired for speaking out against school district policies.
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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.