A nighttime view of the new Iola Elementary School offers a striking view from the west. An open house is planned from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16. Classes start on Aug. 17. Enrollment…

There’s no going back now. Crews started moving into the new Iola Elementary School on Wednesday morning, even as construction continued throughout the building. The plan for an Aug. 16 open house, with the first…

Luke Aichele of McPherson believes in the power of listening. That skill has served him well as the owner of a barbershop in his hometown.  He hopes it also will earn him a seat as…

As a member of the Kansas Board of Education, Jim Porter of Fredonia believes “we’re changing the way people think about their schools.”   The goal is to show Kansas students and their families that…

When Josie Plumlee of Iola taught a sewing class at the SAFE BASE Summer Program, she encountered a fourth grade girl who wasn’t happy to be there. “I can’t believe my mom signed me up…

WICHITA, Kansas — First came the school year where a killer virus sent everybody home early. Then the maddening online year. Followed by the half-and-half year. Amid all that, teachers — or public schools writ…

TOPEKA — Caught in a political crossfire and exhausted from the pandemic, Kansas teachers are putting down their books and leaving the profession. In a survey from the National Education Association, 55% of teachers indicated…

HUMBOLDT — The learning at Humboldt Middle School is picking up steam this month. Middle-schoolers are in the midst of a three-week Summer STEAM Academy, where they are learning the basics of computer coding, drone…

The SAFE BASE summer program returns next week with four weeks of adventure for local youth. It includes four field trips: A visit to an aquarium, the underground salt museum in Hutchinson, a trampoline park…

Students at the Regional Rural Technical Center at LaHarpe finally got a chance to swing a hammer — make that, a sledgehammer — at a house that will serve as a remodel project for the…