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SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION ALERT!

SUPPORT GOOD CANDIDATES… School board elections are rapidly approaching, and we are especially concerned this year as we are seeing a number of candidates throughout the state who appear inexperienced, uninformed and/or are sharing information from or aligning with organizations and individuals who have opposed financial support for our community schools and have supported harmful education policy. Many of them are also being supported by a national anti-CRT PAC (again, CRT is not taught in our schools but is being used as a wedge issue) based in New York or including CRT or other wedge issues in their...
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Kansas Standards Among Most Rigorous in Nation

And our students are rising to the challenge! This is the second postcard in a 12-week series the Kansas State Board of Education is sharing with the Kansas Legislature. Kansas’ vision for education is to lead the world in the success of each student. Our students deserve an education that will prepare them for postsecondary success. This includes everything from students being prepared academically and socially to being civically engaged in the world around them. Kansas has adopted some of the most rigorous standards in the nation. Our teachers chose to raise the bar on assessment cut scores...
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Senate Bill 235 Update – Contact Legislators to Oppose

Senate Bill 235 was heard today. We know the issue of remote learning has been complicated and difficult and that people who support public schools fall on different sides. That being said, we oppose SB 235, which requires that on and after March 26, 2021, for the school year 2020-2021 *and each school year thereafter*, every school district in this state shall provide a full-time, in-person attendance option for every student enrolled in kindergarten or grades one through 12 in such school district. Legislators often talk about the importance of local control, but this bill takes away local...
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