MORAN — When Luiza Lounici returns home at the conclusion of the school year, she’ll do so with a fresh appreciation of rural Kansas living. Lounici, a foreign exchange student at Marmaton Valley High School,…

HUMBOLDT — Korenne Wolken remembers the time when it all clicked for one of her students. It clicked for her, too. That’s when she realized she wanted to become a special education teacher. “I was…

WICHITA, Kansas — Kelly Kluthe is one of those rock-star science teachers schools need. She landed an innovative teaching grant at Olathe West High. She speaks at national conferences about ways to make science lessons…

TOPEKA — The SPARK executive board of state officials and business advisers agreed to move ahead Monday with allocation of federal funding for $100 million in commercial building infrastructure projects and $50 million in direct…

McKinley Elementary School students perform a spirited rendition of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” as part of their recital, “A Kindergarten Christmas” Tuesday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The show included a…

Preliminary estimates show it could cost more than $100,000 to meet the state’s fire alarm standards at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Director Dan Kays asked school board members to approve a $22,100 fee for…

It’s never too early to learn leadership skills. The Leadership Crew, a group of six second graders at Jefferson Elementary School, gave a presentation to the USD 257 school board about their activities this year.…

TOPEKA — Dramatic shortage of substitute teachers in Kansas public schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic is prompting the Kansas State Department of Education to consider temporarily modifying license requirements for people seeking part-time work…

TOPEKA — A state education official told lawmakers Wednesday they need to “stop calling everything under the sun” critical race theory if they want to work together to improve student achievement. Ann Mah, a Democrat…

WICHITA, Kansas — It turns out a year of shutdowns and quarantines generated lousy test scores for schoolchildren across Kansas. More than 30% of students fell behind their grade level in math and language arts…