Posted Date: 02/28/2024
Teacher retention and recruitment are more than just buzzwords; they're critical challenges faced by school districts across the nation. As education leaders, it's our responsibility to ensure that . . .
Posted Date: 03/01/2024
During the 2022-2023 school year, Kansas districts spent a total of $382M to cover significant shortfalls in special education funding. Over the past few days, KASB’s team evaluated extensive . . .
Posted Date: 02/21/2024
The Kansas Association of School Boards is pleased to announce its Leadership for Tomorrow Class of 2024. Leadership for Tomorrow gives board members, superintendents and administrators time to . . .
Posted Date: 03/04/2024
Baxter Springs USD 508 is located in southeast Kansas on the Oklahoma border. The district serves about 860 students with nearly 80 percent of those being high needs. Baxter Springs has . . .
Posted Date: 03/04/2024
Frontenac USD 249 in southeast Kansas serves about 1,000 students. The number of students with high needs is 55.8 percent, about 10 percentage points below the state average. In the years 2016-2020, . . .
Posted Date: 02/09/2024
Chronic absenteeism is linked to lower academic performance, and students who already lag in outcomes miss school at higher rates. Absenteeism increased during the COVID pandemic, both in Kansas and . . .
Posted Date: 02/07/2024
As I write this, not even 24 hours have passed since the news that the Kansas Supreme Court would release oversight of the Gannon settlement that aimed to restore adequate and equitable funding to . . .
Posted Date: 02/01/2024
Kansas Republican leaders have said they will propose reducing the statewide 20-mill school levy in the 2024 legislative session. The levy is part of how the state funds public education and without . . .
Posted Date: 03/04/2024
In September I visited six districts in North Central Kansas that had graduation rates and postsecondary success rates well above what would be expected, based on their enrollment and percentage of . . .
Posted Date: 02/01/2024
At their January meeting, the Kansas State Board of Education was briefed on a range of issues that will impact Kansas school districts. Accreditation & Standards Clarification Dr. Ben Proctor, . . .